– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain
km/h	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	SSE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	SW
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mm	—	—	0.2	9	1.9	2	2	1.1	1.3	0.2	—	0.2	0.1	—	—	3	0.1	19	48
max °C	6	5	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10
min °C	5	5	5	6	8	8	7	8	7	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	6
chill °C	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	4	4	3	7	7	6	5	6	5	4	3	-1

Freezing level m	3450	3250	3100	3250	3450	3350	3450	3500	3300	3350	3500	3150	3450	3700	3800	3800	3900	3750	3900
Cloud base (m)		1550	2150	950	800	700	800	900	1500	750		2550		9450		900	800	700	550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE 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. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (35 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 36 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 116).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 48 minutes ago	14° 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.