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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	800	750		2350		700	800	700	750	700	700	650	650	700	700	850	750
km/h	NW	WNW	W	SSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SSE
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mm	1.7	0.8	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.8	0.9	0.9	1.3	6	14	8	3	0.3	—	—
max °C	9	10	8	15	15	11	11	12	10	11	11	11	10	7	4	3	1	-2
min °C	9	9	7	11	13	10	11	11	9	11	11	10	8	7	2	1	-1	-3
chill °C	6	6	5	11	12	8	9	8	6	8	8	6	5	4	-2	-4	-8	-10

Freezing level m	2400	2550	2650	3000	2950	3450	3300	3050	3300	3000	3050	2700	2800	2250	1500	1200	1150	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 58 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 58 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 58 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 58 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 58 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 58 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 58 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 58 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 58 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).

* 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.