– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the NNW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).
		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.7	—	—	0.3	0.5	26	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	3	—	—	—
max°C	6	9	9	7	6	6	2	-1	1	1	4	5	5	6	6	4	1	0	1
min°C	6	6	8	6	6	4	-2	-2	1	1	2	5	4	5	4	1	1	0	-1
chill°C	5	2	4	0	0	-3	-10	-9	-5	-4	-3	0	-2	-1	-3	-7	-6	-7	-9

Freezing level (m)	3550	3700	3500	3800	3400	3150	1900	1700	2150	2150	2450	2900	3400	3250	2950	2750	2150	2000	1800
Cloud base (m)	900	750		1600	700	650	650	750	850	900	800	2200	750	650	2350	650	700	750	1600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 57 minutes ago	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 20).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 57 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 40).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 57 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 160).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 57 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 57 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 294).

* 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.