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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).
		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

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	750	750		700	700		700	650	650	700	700	1850	650	650	700	650
km/h	W	W	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	6	15	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	7	7	7	5	6	4	5	6	3	0	0	-1	1	1	0
min °C	5	5	5	4	4	5	3	4	4	0	0	-1	-2	0	1	-2
chill °C	0	2	2	-1	-1	-1	-4	-3	-2	-6	-5	-8	-10	-8	-7	-11

Freezing level m	3500	3600	3600	3650	3600	3450	3300	2950	3000	2800	2050	1950	1650	1950	2100	1400

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	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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. 44 minutes ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 44 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 44 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 44 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 44 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.