– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 25		Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	W	NW
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mm	2	1.5	0.7	3	0.7	0.5	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	8	10	11	10	12	12	10
min °C	3	2	3	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	9	10	11	8
chill °C	-4	-4	-2	1	0	2	4	4	5	6	5	5	7	5	10	9	6

Freezing level m	2550	2300	2600	3000	3150	3050	2900	3100	3200	3200	4000	4500	4750	4500	4350	4000	4500
Cloud base (m)	600	650	800	650	700	1600	1950	1850		2350	9400		4800	700			1800

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	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:36	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the WNW (43 kph at 290).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the WNW (39 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 280).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 276).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 313).

* 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.