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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light snow	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	E	E	ESE
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cm	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	4	14
mm	—	—	0.9	1.2	—	—	—	0.1	0.5	0.9	0.4	9	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	3	2	0	-1	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	0	-1
min °C	-1	-1	3	2	-1	-1	0	2	4	4	3	4	1	0	1	1	1	-1	-3
chill °C	-9	-9	-4	-5	-10	-10	-9	-4	-2	-2	-5	-4	-7	-8	-6	-5	-6	-9	-11

Freezing level m	2050	1900	2500	2500	2000	1900	2050	2550	2800	3150	2750	2800	2450	2050	2150	2200	2150	2000	1300
Cloud base (m)	650	650	750	650	650	800	700	750	750	650	700	700	650	650	700	1600	1500	650	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE 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. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 320).	20 km
lightning 49km NE of Waitara 91 km WNW 152m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 280).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 320).

* 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.