– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
		Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	6	0.2	0.1	—	0.2	—	0.1	—	1.5	23	5	1.4	20	13	5	0.3	—	0.4	9
max°C	5	3	3	2	4	5	3	5	5	8	10	11	10	10	9	7	6	6	4
min°C	1	2	3	1	2	4	2	4	5	6	9	11	10	10	8	5	5	4	2
chill°C	-7	-5	-4	-7	-5	-1	-3	-1	0	1	4	7	5	5	3	-1	-1	-3	-6

Freezing level (m)	2650	2650	2550	2500	3000	2600	3050	2900	2950	3500	3850	4050	4000	3750	3650	3800	3450	3050	2750
Cloud base (m)	650	650	1850	800	900	2350	850	2800	700	700	650	700	650	600	600	700	750	1700	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW 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 5 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	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 280).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 290).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 310).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 261).

* 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.