– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	4	11	7	1.5	1.2	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1.1	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	8	8	8	4	4	5	4
min °C	5	6	7	8	9	8	8	10	9	9	9	7	7	6	3	3	4	4
chill °C	-1	0	1	2	4	4	5	8	7	6	5	1	1	0	-4	-4	0	1

Freezing level m	3950	4050	3800	3750	3800	3950	3900	4100	4050	3800	3550	3450	3450	3600	3500	3400	3450	3350
Cloud base (m)	2250	750	750	700	700	750	700		9050	8600		850	650	650	700	750

	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:30	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (44 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Light rain .	Fresh winds from the E (30 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Strong winds from the E (41 kph at 100).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 93).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 27 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (21 kph at 42).

* 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.