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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).
	Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)		2650	700	700	700	750	700	1950	700	700	850	750			800	9000	2750	900
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	5	10	5	10	20	0.5	2	2	1.2	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	8	9	6	6	6	7	6	6	4	3	5	4	6	8	7	8	9	7
min °C	7	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	5	7	5	7	7	6
chill °C	4	2	1	2	1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-2	-2	1	4	2	7	5	3

Freezing level m	3300	3100	3100	3100	3150	3050	2950	2800	2700	2450	2700	2750	3400	3650	3600	3450	3050	3550

	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:54	—	—
	—	8:02	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:08	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

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. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	18°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).

* 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.