– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

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

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	S	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SSE	S	S	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	0.3	0.2	1	7	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	11	10	10	10	10	10	8	7	6	8	10	7	6	6	5	7	8	7
min °C	6	8	9	8	10	10	9	8	6	4	6	9	5	5	6	4	4	7	6
chill °C	5	6	6	4	6	6	6	6	2	0	2	8	1	1	3	0	0	4	5

Freezing level m	3750	4100	3950	4100	4100	4100	4000	3500	3150	3050	3350	3300	3450	3500	3400	3350	3300	3100	3400
Cloud base (m)	9600	6700		800	850	700	700	650	1450	700				700	850	800	5900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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	6° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 47 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 238).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 103).

* 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.