– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun night).
		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	5	6	5	1.6	1.7	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	1.8	1	0.1	—	—	—
max °C	7	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	10	7	8	7	4	4	5	5
min °C	6	6	6	7	8	9	8	8	10	9	9	8	6	7	6	2	2	4	4
chill °C	2	0	0	1	2	4	5	5	8	6	6	4	0	0	0	-5	-5	0	2

Freezing level m	3700	3900	3950	3750	3650	3800	3900	3900	3950	4100	3850	3550	3200	3350	3550	3250	3250	3250	3350
Cloud base (m)	950	1750	800	750	700	700	700	700	8900	700	8850		1850	650	650	700	800		8950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Sun 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	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NE (33 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the E (33 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (10 kph at 102).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (14 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.