– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NE	E	ESE	S	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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mm	6	3	—	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	0.1	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	4	7	8	8	9	10	7	8	9	7	9	10	8	10	11	10
min °C	5	5	4	6	8	7	8	8	6	7	8	7	7	9	7	8	10	9
chill °C	1	2	0	5	6	5	6	7	4	5	6	5	4	7	5	5	7	4

Freezing level m	2850	2850	2800	2950	3000	3550	3550	3100	3300	3200	3000	3300	3400	3100	3450	3450	3450	3900
Cloud base (m)	650	750	2250	2250	2450	9450	8800	2850	6900	6300	2750		8700	2800	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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. 42 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 80).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 100).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 120).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (28 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 42 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 130).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the SE (35 kph at 130).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 126).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 166).

* 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.