Ruapehu weather

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
rain showers
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
Wind km/h
45 NW45
25 W25
10 WSW10
15 ESE15
15 SE15
0 NE0
5 SSE5
10 SSW10
10 SSE10
5 ESE5
5 ESE5
10 SSW10
5 WSW5
15 SW15
20 WSW20
25 WNW25
35 W35
35 WNW35
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Rain
Rain mm
4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
6 4 2 2 4 5 5 8 8 8 10 9 8 10 11 9 10 10
Low °C
2 2 2 0 3 5 4 6 7 7 9 8 7 9 9 8 8 8
Chill °C
0 0 0 -2 2 5 4 6 6 7 10 8 8 8 9 6 6 6
Freezing level m
3050 2550 2350 2000 2450 2600 3050 3200 3050 3450 3400 3250 3400 3450 3350 3700 3650 3450
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
2-1-3-3-2-122344344555464224558881098101191010121197131491516131816141819121717
Sunrise
- 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 -
Sunset
- - 8:35 - - 8:36 - - 8:36 - - 8:37 - - 8:37 - - 8:38

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night)Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dryVery mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night)Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
7.4° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
Taupo
76 km NE
401m alt.
45 minutes ago
13.2° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
20 km
Wanganui
87 km S
67m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 299).
Feilding
102 km S
85m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 327).
TakapauPlainsAws
103 km SE
347m alt.
45 minutes ago
13.9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).

* 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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