– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs
km/h	W	W	WSW	NW	WNW	WSW	NNW	E	W	NW	ESE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	0.9	5	2
max °C	7	7	8	7	8	9	8	9	9	7	9	9	8	9	9	8	7	8	8
min °C	5	5	7	6	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	8	8	6	7	7	8
chill °C	4	4	6	4	4	8	6	7	6	7	6	9	5	5	5	1	2	2	3

Freezing level m	3150	3100	2900	3300	3400	3100	3400	3400	3100	3500	3700	3300	4050	4200	4050	4150	3950	4050	3750
Cloud base (m)			2700	2650		2700			2400	1800	950	2300	2200	6950	5350	800	2100	650	700

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	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:25	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 45 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 60).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 45 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 45 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 33 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 223).

* 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.