– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	SSE
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mm	—	0.1	0.2	—	0.3	13	0.2	—	—	0.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	6	6	5	6	2	2	2	4	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	1
min °C	5	6	6	6	5	2	2	1	1	3	3	-2	-2	0	0	2	0	-2
chill °C	-1	0	0	0	-2	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-9	-9	-5	-5	0	-5	-10

Freezing level m	3600	3500	3700	3600	3050	3100	2500	2300	2250	3150	3100	2950	1300	2150	2150	2500	2300	1950
Cloud base (m)	900	1700	900	700	750	650	650	700	650	650	650	650	850		900	5650		950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NNW (26 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNW (26 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 57 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 297).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 347).

* 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.