– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N by Wed night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE
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mm	—	0.5	0.8	2	18	60	0.1	0.5	2	5	1.3	10	—	—	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2
max °C	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	4
min °C	2	3	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
chill °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-3	-3

Freezing level m	2500	2950	3100	2750	2800	2650	2550	2550	2450	2500	2500	2350	2250	2350	2400	2350	2550	2600
Cloud base (m)	700	900	700	650	650	650	750	1650	700	650	1400	700	750	750	850	900	850	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon morning, moderate winds from the N by Wed 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. 40 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 300).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 22 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 313).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 27 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (11 kph at 291).

* 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.