Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

wind cloud, Mount Egmont/Taranaki

Mount Egmont/Taranaki

 

Days 0-3 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
Wind km/h
40 W40
35 W35
25 WNW25
25 W25
15 WSW15
15 SW15
5 N5
0 E0
5 SW5
5 NNW5
5 WSW5
15 WSW15
15 WNW15
25 W25
25 W25
35 W35
55 WNW55
70 WNW70
clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear light rain rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds clear some clouds rain shwrs light rain heavy rain
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - 4 2 1 5 - - - 7 4 19
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
6 5 6 4 7 8 6 8 7 6 6 7 5 4 4 3 4 4
Low °C
4 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 4 4
Chill °C
2 0 2 0 4 5 5 8 6 5 4 4 3 -1 -1 -2 -3 -4
Freezing level m
3500 3400 3450 3450 3400 3300 3300 3200 3000 2950 2950 3050 3100 3000 3050 3000 2700 2750
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
433333322112111100656478687667544344910128131510161411131410101081010
Sunrise
- 6:24 - - 6:22 - - 6:22 - - 6:20 - - 6:18 - - 6:18 -
Sunset
- - 7:40 - - 7:42 - - 7:43 - - 7:44 - - 7:45 - - 7:45

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Aws
20 km SSE
820m alt.
2 hours ago
1.9° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Taupo
74 km NE
401m alt.
2 hours ago
10.9° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
20 km
Taupo- Waipahihi
77 km NE
380m alt.
34 minutes ago
7.5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Aramoho
80 km S
0m alt.
29 minutes ago
8.2° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
Mount View
84 km S
105m alt.
29 minutes ago
10.9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 82).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ruapehu and within an acceptable time window.

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