– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	S	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	3	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	10	27	10	0.1	9	4	0.6	3	0.9	—	1.3	0.2
max °C	10	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	8	7	6	4	3	3	2	1	3	2
min °C	8	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	6	6	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	1
chill °C	8	9	9	8	6	4	4	6	0	0	-2	-6	-6	-6	-8	-7	-6	-7

Freezing level m	3700	3800	4000	4050	3800	4000	3850	4200	3850	3600	3050	2550	2300	2450	2150	2000	2450	2350
Cloud base (m)			9350		3100	6400	1550	550	650	700	650	650	650	650	650	600	750	650

	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	5:58	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:50	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W 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. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 110).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs) (20 kph at 140).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (22 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 150).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 40 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 125).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 86).

* 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.