– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
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mm	6	1	0.1	0.6	0.8	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.2	—	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	1.8	3	8	38
max °C	8	8	10	7	6	7	5	4	4	4	5	5	8	10	11	10	10	10	13
min °C	8	7	9	6	6	6	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	8	10	9	9	10	11
chill °C	3	2	6	3	4	4	2	0	-2	-2	0	1	2	5	8	6	4	5	6

Freezing level m	3450	3350	3200	3300	3100	3050	2900	2850	2850	3050	3200	3400	3750	3750	3850	4100	4100	4350	4900
Cloud base (m)	700	650	1700	750	1700	1850	950	2150	1950	1650	2000	1600	2300	2200	2550	2600	650	650	600

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	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:44	—	—	8:44	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:42	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 100 degs) (7 kph at 70).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 286).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 47 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 42).

* 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.