– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Thu 18		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W
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mm	0.1	—	0.6	1.3	8	0.1	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	3	43	8	0.1	—
max°C	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	1	4	5	4	7	8	10	10	11	7
min°C	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	1	2	5	3	5	8	8	9	8	7
chill°C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-5	-5	-4	-6	-4	0	-2	0	3	2	3	3	2

Freezing level (m)	2400	3050	2900	2800	2700	2550	2400	3000	3050	2750	3150	3100	3350	3800	3800	4150	4150
Cloud base (m)	2300	750	650	700	650	650	2000	850	800	1950	850		2050	650	650		700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 52 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 52 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 52 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 210).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 300).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (52 kph at 251).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 272).

* 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.