– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the N by Mon night).
	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	SW	WSW	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	1.8
max °C	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
min °C	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	5
chill °C	-2	-3	-5	-3	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level m	2650	2600	2750	2450	2550	2650	2700	2850	2800	3150	3250	3400	3550	3550	3550	3450	3400	3450
Cloud base (m)		8900	900	750				2100		800		800	800	900	800	750	750	700

	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	5:05	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the N by Mon 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	12° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 270).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs) (11 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 266).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 56 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 41).

* 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.