– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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mm	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0.6	—	—
max °C	9	10	8	10	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	12	12	11	9	6	9	10
min °C	8	8	7	8	11	8	9	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	7	5	8	8
chill °C	5	5	5	5	9	2	4	7	7	7	7	5	5	3	1	-2	4	5

Freezing level m	3400	3150	3450	3400	3300	3900	3850	4000	4000	4150	4100	4350	4300	4300	4200	3650	3900	4350
Cloud base (m)	5550	2750	6700		3100		2200		9600			700			700	650

	5:58	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:03	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon 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 5 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	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 280).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 70).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 280).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 46 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 279).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 91).

* 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.