– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
	Tue 5		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	0.1	—	—	0.2	14	0.6	—	—	—	0.1	0.2
max °C	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	3	2	2	3	3	4
min °C	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	3	2	2	1	2	3	0
chill °C	4	2	0	2	0	-1	1	0	1	0	-5	-5	-5	-5	-2	-3	-8

Freezing level m	3550	3450	3450	3400	3450	3500	3500	3500	3550	3550	3150	2800	2350	2300	2750	3100	3200
Cloud base (m)	6650		1050	1900	750	900	1750	900	1650	800	650	650	750	650	650	1450	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	2 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 47 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 250).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 40).

* 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.