– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon night).
		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			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

	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	NE	WSW	W	W	W	W	SW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	W
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mm	—	—	0.2	—	0.3	4	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	11	8	9	7	7	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	4	-3	-1	2	6	8	7
min °C	7	7	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	7	-3	-3	-2	-1	3	7	5
chill °C	3	3	5	2	5	4	3	5	4	1	2	3	-11	-12	-11	-10	-2	3	0

Freezing level m	4150	3700	3600	3350	3100	3050	2950	3100	3000	3250	3250	2950	2700	1350	1600	3250	3350	3600	3900
Cloud base (m)		700	900	6750	800	1650	2050	2150	1650	1850	750	2550	850	1550	850	850		9300	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the S 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 100).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 59 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 59 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 260).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 59 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 55 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 273).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 53 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 277).

* 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.