– Lat/Long: 39.29° S 175.56° E

Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear
km/h	NNE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	S	S
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mm	4	3	4	3	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	3	2	1.3	1.6	—
max°C	5	5	5	3	3	5	9	11	13	14	15	13	9	8	4	4	5	4
min°C	4	5	4	3	3	3	7	11	11	13	13	10	9	5	2	3	5	4
chill°C	2	2	-2	-4	-4	-4	1	7	8	12	11	7	6	3	-5	-4	-1	-2

Freezing level (m)	2700	2850	2750	2650	2900	3200	3800	3900	4100	4150	4050	4000	3600	3050	2700	2700	3000	3300
Cloud base (m)	600	1600	700	650	650	750					8800	7150	1550	2450	800	650	650	750

	5:50	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.