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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.
	Mon 12		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2600	750	700	800	750	700	650	650	650	650	700	700	750	750	750	900	900
km/h	W	NW	NW	NW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	3	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.4	0.6	1.1	1.4	1.8	0.6	1.4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	-1	-3	-5	-5	-5	-3	-1	3
min °C	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	0	-3	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-1	1
chill °C	5	0	0	1	0	-1	-2	-4	-8	-11	-15	-17	-17	-17	-14	-8	-5

Freezing level m	3050	3400	3400	3300	3200	3050	2900	2750	2550	1800	1350	1000	1150	750	1100	1600	2500

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	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

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. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 190).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).

* 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.