– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Wed morning).
		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	S	S	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	9	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1.4	3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
min °C	0	2	3	4	5	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0
chill °C	-5	0	0	0	0	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	0	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8

Freezing level m	2100	2750	3150	3350	3650	3650	3600	2750	2550	2300	2100	2150	2300	2400	2400	2550	2350	2300	2250
Cloud base (m)	750		9100		700	750	700	700	750	750	2400	1750	1950	800	1550	700	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Wed morning).

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
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).	10.0 km
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 107).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 240).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 50 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 149).
Waiongana wx 121 km WSW 138m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Ballance wx 123 km S 160m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Burma Rd HB 124 km ESE 414m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 218).
Te Mata Peak 126 km ESE 100m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (37 kph at 215).
Kihikihi wx 140 km N 75m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).
Tumahu wx 142 km WSW 216m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 151).

* 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.