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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 31 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
	Sun 31		Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. snow
km/h	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
mm	—	—	0.1	0.7	15	25	0.4	1.9	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	1.5	0.1	0.5	2
max °C	6	7	6	6	7	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4
min °C	6	5	6	6	6	5	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	1
chill °C	0	-1	0	-1	-1	1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-4	-3	-2	-4	-5	-5	-7

Freezing level m	3700	3500	3600	3250	3150	3050	2900	2450	2450	2400	2600	2600	2800	2700	2850	2650	2500
Cloud base (m)	750	850	700	800	650	650	750	700	800		700	800	700	700	700	650	600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (50 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 40).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNE (26 kph at 20).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (44 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 48 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.

* 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.