– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Wed night).
		Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW
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mm	5	0.1	1.1	—	—	0.3	0.2	0.3	4	0.4	10	3	0.9	0.5	3	6	6	1.6	0.2
max °C	6	3	2	2	6	8	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	6	6	6
min °C	2	2	2	1	4	6	4	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	6
chill °C	-5	-5	-3	-5	1	4	-2	-1	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1

Freezing level m	3050	2450	2300	2250	2550	2800	2750	3350	3700	3750	3700	3450	3150	3100	3200	3150	3200	3100	3550
Cloud base (m)	650	650	1500	2300		2950	1700	750	1550	700	750	600	1450	700	1900	700	650	700	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 330).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (17 kph at 330).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (44 kph from 274 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 288).

* 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.