– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).
		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	N	NW	WNW	W
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mm	6	2	0.6	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	13	1.8	1.5	0.9	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	0.1
max °C	8	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	8	7	7	6
min °C	7	8	9	8	8	10	9	9	9	7	7	7	6	7	9	6	6	7	6
chill °C	1	2	4	4	5	9	7	7	6	2	1	2	1	4	7	4	4	5	4

Freezing level m	3800	3750	3800	4000	3900	4050	4150	3850	3650	3500	3250	3400	3600	3550	3600	3650	3650	3450	3500
Cloud base (m)	750	700	700	800	700	9600		8350	6800	1850	650	700	650				900	1850	2100

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Near gales from the NE (52 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 110 degs) (26 kph at 70).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 40).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Violent rain showers.	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 90).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (24 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 51 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 89).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 58).

* 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.