– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thu 29		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	W	WSW	NE	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	NNE
See all weather maps
cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	5	8	0.1	—	—
max °C	11	10	12	13	10	11	11	12	13	14	12	11	12	8	6	9	9
min °C	11	9	10	12	8	8	11	11	11	13	11	11	11	0	2	9	7
chill °C	8	5	10	10	5	5	8	8	8	11	7	7	6	-9	-5	7	6

Freezing level m	4450	4300	4100	3800	4100	4150	4200	4350	4450	4350	4650	4550	4350	3750	3100	3650	3650
Cloud base (m)		5500	8450		1650	700						1550	650	650	900

	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:30	—	—
	8:36	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 130).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 59 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (8 kph at 286).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 59).

* 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.