Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

 

Days 0-3 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Ruapehu Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
Wind km/h
10 SSE10
5 S5
5 NNE5
5 E5
5 SW5
5 WSW5
10 SSW10
15 SSW15
5 SSE5
15 SSE15
10 SSW10
0 WNW0
5 WNW5
10 WNW10
20 NW20
20 NW20
20 NW20
35 NNW35
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - 2 - - 1 1
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
Low °C
8 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 9 8 8 9 7 8 8 7
Chill °C
9 9 8 9 7 8 6 6 6 9 9 8 8 7 8 5 5 4
Freezing level m
3550 3350 3600 3700 3550 3650 3600 3500 3600 3600 3350 3550 3600 3550 3650 3650 3550 3700
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:22 - - 7:22 - - 7:24 - -
Sunset
- 7:30 - - 7:28 - - 7:27 - - 7:24 - - 7:23 - - 7:22 -

Issued local time.

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 StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Aws
19 km SSE
820m alt.
3 hours ago
20.6° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 180).
Conway- Ohakune
20 km SSW
620m alt.
1 hour ago
23.1° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 298).
Taupo
76 km NE
401m alt.
3 hours ago
20.7° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
20 km
Taupo- Waipahihi
78 km NE
380m alt.
1 hour ago
27.4° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 225).
Aramoho
78 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
26.1° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 202).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Ruapehu and within an acceptable time window.

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