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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	NNE	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	2	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.9	3	2	—	0.7	0.6	1.8	2	1.1	0.5	1.9	4	0.5	6	4	0.6	2	0.2
max °C	8	6	4	1	2	2	3	3	2	4	5	5	6	5	5	7	8	7
min °C	7	5	-1	1	2	1	2	3	1	3	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	6
chill °C	2	-2	-10	-7	-4	-6	-6	-4	-5	-2	1	0	1	4	3	4	6	3

Freezing level m	3700	3000	2450	2150	2300	2250	2400	2450	2500	2550	2900	2800	2850	2850	2800	2900	3000	3300
Cloud base (m)	600	650	600	550	600	600	600	600	650	650	650	650	750	1900	1650		2350	1950

	6:16	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:22	—	—
	—	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). 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. 52 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 52 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 290).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 52 minutes ago	19° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 310).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 280).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 52 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 52 minutes ago	26° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 52 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 280).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 52 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 273).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 42 minutes ago	27° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.