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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	N	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	NNW
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mm	—	—	0.3	0.4	0.5	13	0.9	3	1.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	16	17	14	16	16	16	14	14	10	15	17	12	12	13	9	14	15	11
min °C	12	15	12	15	16	14	13	12	9	11	14	9	10	11	8	10	13	10
chill °C	11	14	10	13	15	13	12	11	7	9	14	6	8	10	6	8	12	10

Freezing level m	4050	4050	3900	4100	4100	4050	3550	3250	2850	3400	3150	3500	3450	3450	3350	3300	3100	3300
Cloud base (m)	6750		1700	750	650	700	650	2400	800				700	850	750			6550

	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (43 kph at 20).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 170 degs) (7 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NE (35 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (24 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 74).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (16 kph at 72).

* 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.