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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 03 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Wed 3		Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	light snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	12	5	—	0.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	5	4	0	3	4	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	11	10	11	9
min°C	5	-2	-2	3	3	5	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	8	9	10	8
chill°C	-1	-11	-11	-3	-2	0	6	4	4	5	5	8	7	3	5	7	4

Freezing level (m)	2850	2400	1700	2300	3000	3400	3350	3400	3300	3300	3450	3550	3500	3650	3450	3300	3550
Cloud base (m)	1450	700	700	1950	700	650		6950	5150	3650	5700		9500	8950		3000	2100

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).
lightning 26km NNE of Waiouru 30 km ESE 1114m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 40km WSW of Taupo 58 km N 651m alt. 23 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	20 km
lightning 61km NE of Waitara 78 km WNW 406m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 62km SSW of Otorohanga 87 km WNW 184m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 210).
lightning 28km SW of Murupara 107 km NE 617m alt. 25 minutes ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.