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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	NNE	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	2	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	2	—	4	0.6	1.9	2	1.2	0.5	3	1.7	0.5	4	0.9	0.5	1.4	0.7	—	0.1	—
max °C	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	6	5	6	5	5	7	8	7	9	9	9
min °C	-1	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	6	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	9	8
chill °C	-10	-7	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	0	3	0	0	3	3	4	6	6	4	6	5

Freezing level m	2450	2250	2350	2300	2500	2500	2300	2700	3000	3100	2850	2800	2850	2950	3000	3400	3400	3350	3650
Cloud base (m)	600	550	600	600	600	600	650	750	1500	650	1550	1750	1650	2750	2600		700	1950	3550

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	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:36	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (19 kph at 340).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 300).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 320).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 333).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 55 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 337).

* 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.