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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Tue 17		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	1.3	1	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—
max °C	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	9	8	9	7	9	9	7	5	6	7
min °C	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	5	7	8	3	4	6	5
chill °C	1	2	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	-1	4	4	-4	-2	0	0

Freezing level m	3100	3150	3250	3150	3550	3650	3550	4150	3900	3850	3550	3550	3450	3650	3150	3250	3700
Cloud base (m)	700	750	850	750	800	650	1700	650	700	2350	700			650	800	650

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	8:15	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:08	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 54 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 280).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 54 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 302).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 238).

* 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.