– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	NW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	3	4	3	6	1	1.3	0.4	1	2	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	7	8	7
min °C	8	8	8	7	6	8	6	6	5	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	5	8	7
chill °C	4	3	3	2	1	4	3	5	4	3	1	-2	-3	-2	0	0	2	8	6

Freezing level m	3350	3400	3400	3300	3150	3250	3200	3050	2950	2750	2700	2750	2650	3150	2800	3350	3350	3050	3450
Cloud base (m)	1800	650	650	650	650	1650	850	1850	1800	1700	1550	1700	1850	750	2350	800		2800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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	14° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 90).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 40).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 40 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 130).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 76).

* 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.