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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).
		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750		2400	800	700	700	750	700	650	700	650	650	650	700	700	700
km/h	WSW	S	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	3	3
mm	—	—	—	0.1	0.5	1.1	1.2	0.2	2	3	16	7	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	2	-2	-3	-5	-4
min °C	3	5	7	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	0	-3	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-2	3	6	1	0	2	1	0	-3	-3	-3	-6	-10	-12	-14	-16

Freezing level m	2600	3000	3000	3400	3300	3250	3300	3200	3000	2650	2800	2500	1550	1300	1150	750

	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—
	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 51 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 51 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 51 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 51 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 51 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 51 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 51 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 51 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.