– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the N by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).
		Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.4	1.2	8	14	1.2	3	0.5	0.5	—	—	4	5
max °C	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	7	6	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
min °C	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	3	3	3	2	3	3	4
chill °C	4	0	0	-1	-2	0	0	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-3

Freezing level m	3050	3300	3400	3600	3700	3500	3400	3500	3150	3350	3200	3100	2600	2550	2550	2650	2750	2650	2700
Cloud base (m)	9000		9350	750	800	800	750	800	700	700	650	700	750	650	650	700	750	700	650

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	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:01	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the N by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW 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. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 80).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 330 to 050 degs) (7 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 80).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 40).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 235).

* 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.