– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	10	8	3	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	7	—	0.2	0.3	—
max °C	7	8	8	10	11	8	9	10	7	9	9	7	7	5	1	3	4	2
min °C	5	7	7	9	9	6	7	8	7	8	8	5	6	2	0	1	3	0
chill °C	1	3	2	3	4	0	1	3	2	4	4	-2	-1	-5	-8	-6	-3	-6

Freezing level m	3150	3300	3350	3800	4150	3900	3600	3800	3850	3700	3450	3500	3150	3000	2100	2150	2400	2200
Cloud base (m)	9150		750	750	600	700	750	1800	700				750	650	700	700	2450	1950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 103 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs) (22 kph at 270).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).
SHIP3535 116 km E 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- km
SHIP3450 116 km E 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.