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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Mon afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
	Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	3	11	2	0.7	—	—	—	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	0.2	0.5	8	0.8	10	—
max °C	7	5	4	2	2	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	5	4	5	2
min °C	6	4	2	2	1	-1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	3	4	4	4	3	0
chill °C	-1	-3	-5	-5	-6	-9	-9	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-3	-2	-2	-5	-5	-7

Freezing level m	3400	3000	2700	2300	2300	2000	1800	2550	2650	2250	2350	2100	3100	3200	2950	2800	2800	2250
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	700	650	650	650	1400	700	700	1450	1500	700	700	650	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Mon afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNW 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 350).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Moderate rain .	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 320).	5.0 km Mid: few High: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 40).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	4 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 340).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 315).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 3 hours ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).

* 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.