– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 30 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs
km/h	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.4	0.4	1.3	16	20	0.3	0.5	—	0.1	—	—	—	1.5	6	8	5
max °C	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
min °C	4	5	5	5	6	5	6	5	4	1	0	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3
chill °C	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	0	-1	-6	-7	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4

Freezing level m	3650	3700	3350	3450	3500	3250	3300	3100	3050	2450	2100	2500	2750	2500	2600	2700	2750	2600	2500
Cloud base (m)	750	850	850	800	750	700	650	650	800	700	700	750	700	900	700	750	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

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	6° C	-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	4 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 10).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 200).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 37 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 59 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 253).

* 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.