– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 31 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain
km/h	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.7	0.2	1.3	12	8	2	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	6	22
max °C	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
min °C	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
chill °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	0	-2	-3	-4	-3	-4	-3

Freezing level m	3750	3500	3450	3500	3050	3200	3000	2900	2550	2300	2650	2700	2850	2600	2750	2750	2650	2500
Cloud base (m)	800	800	750	750	800	750	650	800	650	800		750	6400	2100	900	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the NW 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 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	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNE (30 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 9).

* 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.