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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Mon 26		Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		700	650	650	700	750	1800	650	650	600	700	700	1500	700	700	2350	950
km/h	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.8	9	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—
max °C	7	4	5	4	1	1	0	-1	0	1	-2	1	2	0	3	4	3
min °C	4	3	5	3	-1	0	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	0	1	0	1	3	2
chill °C	-2	-4	-2	-4	-8	-6	-9	-11	-10	-12	-13	-8	-7	-9	-6	0	-3

Freezing level m	3500	3200	3150	3100	2050	2100	1950	1700	1900	2150	1450	2000	2250	1900	2300	2650	3100

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	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 59 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (33 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 59 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 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.