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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain
Cloud base (m)	1900	950	1000	1700	2050	900	700	850	800		2550	2350	900	2500	650		1700	700
km/h	ENE	N	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SE	SSW	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.1	4	1.1	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	8
max °C	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	7	8	7	8	8	6	5	4	3
min °C	4	5	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	5	7	6	6	7	5	5	4	3
chill °C	2	4	3	0	0	-4	-5	-3	-2	2	6	4	3	3	0	1	-1	-4

Freezing level m	3050	3150	3150	3200	2950	2500	2400	2600	2700	2850	2950	3550	3550	3500	3500	2950	2750	2500

	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—
	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 42 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	15°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	16°C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (28 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.