– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	N	SE	SSE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	5	5	4	7	2	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5	2
max °C	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9
min °C	7	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	8
chill °C	6	6	8	6	6	4	1	0	1	1	1	2	5	6	7	6	5	5	2

Freezing level m	3700	3700	3800	3650	3700	3600	3650	3950	3950	3950	3700	3550	3950	3950	3950	3900	3750	3700	3650
Cloud base (m)	2450		1950	850	6150	1900	2000	700	700	750	700	700	800	800	750	850	750	850	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 240).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 269).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 78).

* 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.