– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	SSW	SSE	WSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW
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cm	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	—
max °C	-1	-2	-2	-4	-3	-1	0	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	-1	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	4
chill °C	-11	-10	-11	-12	-11	-5	-3	-1	1	3	2	4	3	-1	0	-3	-2	0	0

Freezing level m	1450	1300	1350	1150	1300	1700	1900	2400	2650	2650	3000	3150	3350	3300	3350	3450	3450	3400	3350
Cloud base (m)	650	700	700	700	750	950	1050							750	800	700	700	700	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW 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	4° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 190).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 280 degs) (11 kph at 190).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 210).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (59 kph at 150).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 40 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 155).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 226).

* 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.