– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).
		Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW
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mm	—	0.1	5	7	0.2	0.8	—	—	0.1	0.7	2	4	1.9	0.1	1.7	1.3	1	4	5
max °C	7	8	6	6	4	3	2	6	7	6	5	6	8	9	9	7	7	7	6
min °C	6	6	6	4	3	2	1	3	6	5	4	6	7	8	8	6	6	7	6
chill °C	0	0	-1	-3	-4	-4	-5	-1	3	0	-2	0	2	4	5	1	1	2	0

Freezing level m	3650	3400	3100	3100	3000	2350	2250	2500	2800	3050	3350	3800	3900	3400	3100	3200	3150	3300	3250
Cloud base (m)		650	1850	650	700	1500	750	800	2750	2350	650	1550	1600	750	2750	2250	750	700	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 320).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 10).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (48 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 274).

* 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.