– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Mon 12		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	4	1.1	6	8	17	4	4	10	4	4	6	1.5
max °C	9	9	11	11	9	7	8	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	7	7	5
min °C	9	8	9	10	7	6	7	6	7	6	7	8	9	7	7	6	3
chill °C	5	7	6	7	2	1	3	2	2	1	4	5	6	4	5	5	1

Freezing level m	3800	4150	4100	3500	3900	3300	3150	3150	3200	3050	3250	3250	3400	3350	3150	3150	2950
Cloud base (m)					7000	1750	700	850	650	650	700	1900	1550	700	1500	800	850

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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. 40 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 100).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 80).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 40 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 53 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 137).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (8 kph at 84).

* 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.