– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.1	—	—
max °C	-3	-1	1	6	7	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	8	9	8	8	9	6
min °C	-5	-2	-1	3	7	7	7	9	8	8	9	7	7	8	7	7	8	5
chill °C	-15	-10	-10	-2	4	5	5	7	8	7	7	4	4	5	3	2	5	2

Freezing level m	1300	1650	1500	3600	3550	3850	3850	3700	3950	3850	3800	3850	3800	3800	3700	3450	3450	3350
Cloud base (m)	750	1500	1500			7250	6150						700	900	800	700	9350	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ruapehu. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (20 kph at 210).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 200).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 100).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the SSE (39 kph at 150).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 302).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 199).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.