– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	S	SSE	S	W	W	W	NW	W	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	N	WNW	WSW	SW	S	NE	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	1.2	0.5	0.9	1.2	0.3
max °C	1	6	7	8	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	11	9	8	9	7	7	6	6
min °C	-1	3	6	7	7	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	7	8	8	7	7	6	6
chill °C	-10	-2	3	5	6	7	7	6	7	8	7	9	4	6	5	4	5	6	6

Freezing level m	1400	3550	3400	3850	3800	3800	3950	3900	3900	4000	4000	3950	3900	3700	3600	3500	3350	3200	2950
Cloud base (m)	950				6800			700		700	700	1650	700	700	750	750	900	1550	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 -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs) (7 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 230).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 140).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 46 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 202).

* 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.