– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain
km/h	NE	NE	NE	NE	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	WNW	W	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.1	0.9	11	17	5	1.6	0.6	0.5	4	2	—	—	—	1	2	1.2	0.1	2	5
max °C	9	9	10	12	12	10	9	8	6	4	-1	1	1	3	4	3	6	5	4
min °C	7	9	9	10	11	9	7	7	5	-3	-2	0	1	2	4	3	4	4	3
chill °C	4	6	6	6	7	4	2	2	-2	-12	-11	-8	-6	-4	-1	-2	2	2	1

Freezing level m	3800	4000	4250	4550	4350	4400	4000	3800	3050	2550	1650	2000	2150	2300	2700	2750	2850	2750	2650
Cloud base (m)	900	800	650	600	600	600	600	600	1400	600	600	600	600	650	700	650		1950	650

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	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:42	—	—	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun 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. 38 minutes ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the ENE (30 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 38 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 38 minutes ago	15° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (35 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 38 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 70).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 38 minutes ago	15° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the ESE (33 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 38 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 120).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 26 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (8 kph at 118).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 53).

* 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.