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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW
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cm	22	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.4	—	—	1	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	1	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	7	6	9	10	9	10	11	9	10	10	8
min °C	-1	2	2	3	4	6	6	6	6	5	6	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	7
chill °C	-12	-6	-4	-1	-1	2	2	5	4	2	3	5	4	5	4	6	8	8	3

Freezing level m	2150	2350	2450	2600	2850	3050	3300	3250	3050	3300	3450	3700	3550	3950	3900	3950	3650	3300	3800
Cloud base (m)	600	650	650	1750	700	1500	900	1500	1800	800			700	650		700			1700

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	—	—	8:16	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:09	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (44 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 46 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Near gales from the W (52 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 46 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 240).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Gales from the SW (63 kph at 230).	8.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 46 minutes ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the W (61 kph at 260).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 46 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Near gales from the W (56 kph at 270).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 46 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Near gales from the WSW (61 kph at 250).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 46 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 230).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 285 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 252).

* 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.