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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Thu afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Thu 22		Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	3	1.6	1.1	3	2	—	3	2	1.6	3	0.8	0.1	2	0.6	0.2	3	0.6
max °C	9	9	7	6	4	0	2	3	3	4	3	6	5	5	5	4	5
min °C	9	8	6	5	-2	-1	2	2	3	3	2	4	5	3	4	4	4
chill °C	4	3	0	-2	-12	-10	-5	-5	-4	-3	-4	0	1	-2	0	2	4

Freezing level m	3950	4150	3650	3000	2500	1800	2350	2400	2500	2650	2350	2800	2900	3000	2750	2650	2700
Cloud base (m)	600	600	600	650	600	600	600	600	600	600	650	700	1550	650	750	2000	1600

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	8:42	—	—	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:38	—	—	8:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Thu afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 280).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WNW (31 kph at 300).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (26 kph at 210).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 300).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (10 kph at 310).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 40 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 275).

* 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.