– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).
	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	SW	WNW	SE	SSW	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.6	4	9	28	8
max °C	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	5
min °C	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	3
chill °C	-5	-1	0	0	3	1	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	-3

Freezing level m	2250	2750	2850	2700	2950	2950	3250	3350	3600	3700	3750	3550	3250	3300	3250	3200	3050	2700
Cloud base (m)	750	900				7950	800		750	800	800	700	750	800	750	700	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW 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	9° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 300).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 298).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 211).

* 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.