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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	750	700	700	700	700	750	750						9400
km/h	WNW	W	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	WSW	WNW	SE	NNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	5	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	8	0.9	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	1	0	0	2	3	4	8	10	8	14	15	10	15	15	9
min °C	4	0	0	-1	-2	0	3	3	7	9	7	12	12	9	12	12	8
chill °C	0	-7	-7	-8	-10	-6	-1	-2	4	7	5	12	12	9	12	10	5

Freezing level m	2000	1350	1000	1000	750	1050	1450	2200	2350	2700	3200	3300	3300	3250	3250	3100	3450

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	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:40	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 35 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 35 minutes ago	6°C	Dry
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.