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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 06 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).
		Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	W	W	WSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.2	0.1	—	0.2	15	—	—	—	0.2	0.2	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	2	1	2	4	4	3	-2	0	0	1	1	2
min °C	5	5	6	6	6	5	2	1	1	-1	3	4	-1	-3	-1	0	0	0	0
chill °C	1	-1	1	0	0	-3	-6	-6	-4	-7	-4	-4	-7	-9	-7	-3	-6	-5	-4

Freezing level m	3450	3550	3450	3600	3700	3300	2850	2350	2250	2100	3200	3200	3150	1150	1600	1950	2100	2300	2100
Cloud base (m)	850	1000	1700	850	750	700	650	650	600	650	650	600	650	750		1550		1600	950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 350).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	4 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 3).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 333).

* 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.