– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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mm	—	—	—	0.3	0.4	1.1	6	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	17	21	5	—
max°C	0	3	4	4	5	5	5	0	0	0	2	3	2	6	7	8	10	9	7
min°C	0	1	4	3	4	4	0	0	-1	-2	0	3	2	3	6	7	9	9	7
chill°C	-6	-4	0	-3	-2	-3	-8	-8	-8	-10	-7	-3	-4	-3	1	2	4	3	1

Freezing level (m)	2000	2250	2500	3100	3100	2900	2700	1950	2000	1700	2100	2450	3100	3200	3200	3450	3750	3800	4050
Cloud base (m)	950	850	2500	750	650	800	650	700	1600	700	650	2050	1550	800	2250	700	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 38 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 38 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 38 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 220).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).

* 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.