– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	SW	NW	ESE	NW	WSW
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cm	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1	1	2	4	4	5	7	7	7	6
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	0	1	2	4	5	5	7	6	4
chill °C	-11	-11	-10	-11	-13	-13	-8	-8	-4	-3	-2	2	2	3	6	4	-2

Freezing level m	1500	1400	1300	1300	1200	1250	1600	1700	2050	2550	2700	2800	3350	3500	3400	3350	3200
Cloud base (m)	650	650	700	700	700	750	950	1600	4900	1950	4900						700

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	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:35	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 190).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 010 to 340 degs) (15 kph at 180).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Strong winds from the SW (39 kph at 230).	2 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 170).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (61 kph at 160).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 29 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 186).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 196).

* 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.