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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	750	700	700	700	700	650	650	650	700	700	700	700	800	800	850
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.9	0.9	14	7	1.1	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	13	12	11	11	11	10	9	4	3	1	1	0	3	5	4	8	10	7
min °C	11	11	9	11	11	9	7	4	2	1	0	-1	1	5	3	6	9	6
chill °C	9	9	6	8	8	5	4	0	-2	-6	-8	-8	-4	2	-2	3	7	5

Freezing level m	3450	3250	3300	3200	3000	2750	2700	1800	1450	1100	1150	850	1100	1800	2050	2000	2400	2550

	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm 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. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 51 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 51 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 51 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (19 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.