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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Mon 14		Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Cloud base (m)	2100	900	700	2100	700	700	1500	800	1450	750	600	650	700	650	650	600	600
km/h	SW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.5	3	—	0.6	1.5	1.7	5	8
max °C	9	6	10	10	7	8	7	4	6	7	6	1	2	5	6	6	7
min °C	7	6	8	7	4	6	5	4	5	6	1	0	2	2	5	6	6
chill °C	6	6	7	6	0	3	2	0	0	3	-3	-6	-4	-3	0	1	1

Freezing level m	2300	2300	2350	2450	2600	2450	2550	2150	2150	2000	1200	1050	1350	1550	1850	1950	2150

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

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 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.