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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		2550	900	700	750	750	700	650	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	750	750	750
km/h	S	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	14	4	9	2	2	—	—
mm	—	—	0.3	0.8	1.2	0.7	2	1.5	7	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	0	-3	-6	-6	-8	-5	-3	-1
min °C	5	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	-1	-5	-6	-7	-8	-6	-4	-3
chill °C	3	5	0	0	1	0	-1	-2	-4	-5	-6	-14	-16	-18	-18	-16	-12	-11

Freezing level m	3050	3000	3450	3350	3300	3300	3000	2850	2700	2600	2000	1200	950	1050	650	900	1200	1250

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri 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. 26 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	-	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 220).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 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.