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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)		2550	1750	750	2100	1650	800	800	850	1700	800	700	700	850	1600	6100	2850	2250
km/h	NNW	NW	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1.8	4	0.7	5	7	1.2	0.9	—	—	—	0.4
max °C	7	7	6	8	8	7	7	8	8	6	6	4	5	6	6	9	10	7
min °C	5	5	5	7	7	6	7	8	6	6	5	4	4	5	6	7	8	7
chill °C	3	3	2	4	4	1	2	4	1	1	0	-1	-1	1	5	6	7	4

Freezing level m	2950	2900	3000	3150	3200	3100	3250	3300	3350	3100	2900	2600	2800	3000	3250	3300	3100	3400

	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—
	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:02	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NW 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 30 minutes ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 30 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 30 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 30 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 30 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 30 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 30 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).

* 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.