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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

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

	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1950	2000	1000	750	2450	1900	9300	2500	2100	800	850	850	650	750	700	700	8600	8250
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW
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mm	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	1.3	0.1	—	0.4	—	0.5	2	3	0.7	1	0.8	0.2	—	—
max °C	5	5	4	7	7	6	9	9	7	7	7	7	4	5	5	7	8	7
min °C	3	5	4	5	6	5	6	7	6	7	7	5	4	4	5	5	7	6
chill °C	-2	2	0	2	4	2	4	4	1	2	2	-1	-2	-2	0	1	4	2

Freezing level m	2800	2850	2750	2800	2850	3000	3050	3200	3150	3200	3250	3050	2700	2800	3350	3400	3250	3500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

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	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	15°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	15°C	-	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 220).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).

* 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.