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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 15		Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	light rain	light rain	light snow	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	2050	700	700	900	750	650	700	600	650	700	650	650	600	600	650	800	700
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	4	—	0.4	0.8	5	0.2	4	6	0.6	0.4	—
max °C	10	7	8	7	5	6	6	2	3	4	4	4	7	6	4	4	5
min °C	8	4	5	5	4	5	5	1	2	3	2	3	6	4	3	2	2
chill °C	7	0	2	2	1	0	1	-4	-2	-3	-4	-1	1	-2	-4	-2	-2

Freezing level m	2400	2600	2400	2550	2050	2050	2000	1100	1300	1500	1450	1400	2100	1950	1550	1700	1350

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	6:06	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 59 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 59 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 59 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 59 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 59 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 59 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).

* 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.