– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 20 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
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	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	W	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW
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max°C	-7	-5	-4	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-7	-5	-4	-4
min°C	-8	-6	-5	-4	-5	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-6	-5	-4
chill°C	-21	-18	-16	-12	-12	-16	-17	-16	-17	-14	-10	-14	-16	-14	-12	-12	-10	-4

Freezing level (m)	850	1150	1050	1200	1450	900	1150	1450	1150	1300	1500	1300	1350	1700	1650	1800	1950	1950
Cloud base (m)	700	700	750	750	900	900	750	1750	1050	1850	1700	850	850	1950		2450	1750	1600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2796 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	5° C	-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 170).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SSE (20 kph at 160).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the S (37 kph at 190).	20 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 210).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (4 kph at 60).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 156).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 121).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (10 kph at 205).

* 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.