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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Tue 3		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2150	950	5250	2250	1900	900	2600	2400	950	800	850	650	650	700	700	900
km/h	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.4	0.2	—	2	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	3	6	8	3	0.6	0.4	0.1	—
max °C	6	5	7	6	5	8	9	7	7	7	7	4	4	4	6	7	7
min °C	5	4	5	5	5	6	8	6	7	7	5	3	3	3	4	6	6
chill °C	2	0	2	2	2	3	5	1	2	2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	3	3

Freezing level m	2800	2900	2850	2850	3000	3150	2950	3100	3250	3250	3050	2700	2600	3150	3250	3350	3450

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	7:55	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 44 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 44 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 44 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 44 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 44 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 44 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.