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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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mm	0.1	0.2	—	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	27	7	0.6	0.1	8	5	0.2	—	—	0.1
max°C	3	2	1	3	4	3	7	7	7	10	11	8	9	9	8	8	8	5
min°C	2	2	1	2	4	2	5	7	5	9	10	7	8	9	5	6	7	5
chill°C	-6	-5	-6	-5	-2	-4	0	3	-2	4	6	2	2	4	0	1	2	-1

Freezing level (m)	2650	2500	2300	2650	2700	3050	3100	3100	3300	3900	4450	4250	3750	3700	3900	3700	3500	3350
Cloud base (m)	800	1750	800	700	1800	1750		2300	700	650	650	700	650	650	700	700		700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	10° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 280).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 50 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 250).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 50 minutes ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 250).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 50 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 280).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 50 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 277 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 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.