– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.2	0.1	—	—	—	—
max °C	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	8	9	9	11	12	9
min °C	11	8	9	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	8	7	9	8	8	10	9
chill °C	9	2	4	8	7	8	9	6	8	6	2	2	5	5	5	6	5

Freezing level m	3300	3950	3850	4000	4150	4150	4200	4400	4350	4350	4200	3700	3950	4250	4250	4100	4050
Cloud base (m)	3000							9450			700	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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 5 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	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (17 kph at 330).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 338).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).

* 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.