– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, 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 Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).
	Thu 26		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	W
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mm	0.1	0.1	0.8	3	0.5	0.7	2	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	7	7	4	-1	2	3	6	8	6
min °C	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	-3	-2	1	1	4	7	5
chill °C	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	2	1	2	-12	-11	-7	-6	0	3	1

Freezing level m	3550	3450	3000	3050	2900	2850	2900	2950	3050	2850	2700	1400	2350	3300	3400	3700	3900
Cloud base (m)	900	750	850	2150	1650	2000	1700	1650	750	2150	800	850	1800			8800	750

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	8:02	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:55	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, 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 Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 307).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 33 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 234).

* 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.