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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy
km/h	W	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	NNW	SSW	S	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	4	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	1.9	9	3	4	3	5	2	2	0.8	—
max °C	8	9	9	11	12	9	7	8	8	6	8	8	8	9	9	8	7	6
min °C	6	9	8	9	10	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7	8	7	7	7	4
chill °C	0	5	6	6	7	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	1

Freezing level m	3600	3750	4100	4050	3650	3900	3200	3150	3050	3050	3200	3350	3150	3300	3250	3250	3200	3150
Cloud base (m)	700						1800	700	2450	650	650	1850	900	2200			2050	1800

	6:03	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:09	—	—
	—	8:45	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:44	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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. 39 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 39 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 39 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 39 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 39 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ESE (26 kph at 120).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 39 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 39 minutes ago	20° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 53 minutes ago	24° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (10 kph at 268).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Wind obs. (14 kph from 114 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.