– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	risk tstorm	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SSE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	1.9	8	0.6	0.9	3	9	27	38	10	5	—
max °C	10	11	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	3	3	4	3	3	4
min °C	8	10	9	9	11	9	10	11	10	10	9	4	2	2	3	3	3	4
chill °C	6	8	8	7	9	6	7	9	8	9	6	-2	-6	-7	-6	-5	-4	-1

Freezing level m	3350	3200	3350	3450	3400	3600	3850	4000	3950	3950	3800	3650	3050	2750	2950	2550	2750	2800
Cloud base (m)		3050		8800	3200	2050	2200	1750	650	650	750	650	650	600	600	650	650	1500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the S by Sun 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. 58 minutes ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
lightning 39km N of Waiouru 30 km ENE 1246m alt. 57 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 58 minutes ago	24° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 58 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 190).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 130 to 240 degs) (11 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 58 minutes ago	24° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 58 minutes ago	25° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 130).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 58 minutes ago	27° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 58 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 263).

* 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.