– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 29 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 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	W	SW	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	W	NW
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mm	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	7	2	—	—	—
max °C	8	10	11	10	12	13	11	12	13	12	13	14	12	11	11	7	10	11	9
min °C	7	8	10	10	10	12	9	10	12	12	12	13	11	11	8	3	6	11	6
chill °C	3	4	7	8	10	11	6	8	10	10	10	11	6	6	2	-5	2	9	4

Freezing level m	4000	4200	4450	4400	4150	3800	4150	4250	4300	4450	4550	4550	4500	4350	4150	3650	4000	3900	3950
Cloud base (m)		850		700	9100	8750	1650						1800	650	650	750

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	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 190).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Haze	Calm (4 kph at 290).	500 m
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 314).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 279).

* 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.