– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	2	8	1.3
max °C	12	12	13	13	12	12	9	8	10	9	11	12	9	8	9	7	8	8	8
min °C	10	12	12	12	11	11	8	6	9	8	9	10	7	7	8	7	7	8	8
chill °C	5	8	9	8	6	6	1	0	5	6	6	7	2	3	5	3	5	6	8

Freezing level m	4050	4150	4200	4400	4250	4250	4100	3600	3600	4150	4150	3800	3900	3600	3200	3250	3250	3350	3250
Cloud base (m)	700		9350	8900			700	750					6900	850	2700	900	2150	900	2200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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. 45 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 45 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 45 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 310).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs) (28 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 45 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 45 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 45 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 56 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 356).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 268).

* 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.