– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 31 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
		Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	4
mm	0.1	0.2	0.6	17	25	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	0.3	0.6	4	6	0.5	18	—	—	—
max °C	6	6	5	6	6	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	0
min °C	6	6	5	6	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	1	1	0	-3
chill °C	0	0	-2	-1	1	0	-2	-3	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-5	-7	-6	-8	-12

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3200	3200	3050	2800	2550	2400	2400	2500	2550	2650	2700	2650	2700	2550	2150	2100	1500
Cloud base (m)	1550	750	800	650	650	850	700	4300		700	800	650	650	650	700	600	600	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the NE (46 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 90).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 330).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (22 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 33).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (8 kph at 12).

* 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.