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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		2550	900	700	750	750	700	650	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	750	750	750
km/h	S	W	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	5	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.3	0.8	1.2	0.7	2	1.5	7	17	4	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	15	16	11	12	12	10	11	11	11	9	6	2	2	0	-2	1	2	2
min °C	12	13	10	11	11	9	11	11	10	6	6	1	0	-1	-3	-1	2	1
chill °C	12	12	8	8	8	6	8	8	6	4	4	-3	-6	-9	-10	-7	-3	-4

Freezing level m	3050	3000	3450	3350	3300	3300	3000	2850	2700	2600	2000	1200	950	1050	650	900	1200	1250

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

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. 27 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 27 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 27 minutes ago	18°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 27 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	18°C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 27 minutes ago	18°C	Dry
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 27 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 27 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 27 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 27 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 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.