– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light snow
km/h	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
mm	—	—	0.5	0.3	1.7	11	18	0.4	1.6	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	9	11	19
max °C	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
min °C	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2
chill °C	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-6	-5	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4

Freezing level m	3800	3550	3450	3500	3150	3200	3050	2900	2350	2200	2400	2700	2750	2750	2700	2700	2700	2550
Cloud base (m)	800	800	850	700	700	700	650	700	700	2750	900	700	3250	1800	750	650	650	600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu 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	13° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 10).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Near gales from the N (52 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 317).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 29 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).

* 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.