– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	N
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mm	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	3	7	8	2	0.4	0.2	3	0.5
max °C	12	12	9	9	10	9	11	12	9	6	7	7	8	9	8	11	11	10
min °C	11	11	8	6	9	8	9	11	7	6	6	7	7	9	8	9	10	10
chill °C	6	6	1	0	6	6	6	8	2	1	2	4	3	6	6	8	9	8

Freezing level m	4200	4300	4150	3450	3800	4100	4050	3700	3900	3150	3350	3250	3300	3400	3400	3450	3500	3750
Cloud base (m)			650	700					6200	1950	700	850	750	950	5900		2350	1900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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 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	23° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 280).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs) (41 kph at 290).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	35° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WNW (33 kph at 290).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 300).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (21 kph at 269).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	34° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 236 degs) was rejected.

* 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.