– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).
		Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26
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	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
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mm	—	0.2	—	—	—	0.1	13	5	10	3	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	24	3
max°C	1	3	4	3	7	8	7	9	10	9	9	8	6	8	8	7	8	8	7
min°C	0	2	4	3	5	7	6	8	10	8	8	7	4	6	7	6	7	8	3
chill°C	-8	-5	-2	-2	0	2	-1	2	4	2	2	1	-2	1	3	0	1	2	-4

Freezing level (m)	1900	2550	2650	3100	3200	3250	3200	3950	4000	4050	3650	3500	3800	3650	3450	3450	3200	3450	3400
Cloud base (m)	800	750	1950	1900		2050	700	650	650	650	650	650	700	750			2500	750	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu 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. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WSW (30 kph at 240).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 190).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (30 kph at 250).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 252).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 280).

* 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.