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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNW by Tue night).
	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
km/h	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	NW	W	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	0.2	—	0.1	—	0.1	25	0.2	1.5	1.1
max°C	7	7	5	7	8	6	9	8	6	8	8	7	9	9	7	4	4	2
min°C	6	6	5	5	7	5	7	6	6	6	8	6	7	8	2	2	3	1
chill°C	3	4	3	2	6	4	7	5	6	3	5	1	2	3	-4	-4	-2	-6

Freezing level (m)	3400	2850	2750	2800	2900	2950	3200	3050	3100	3200	3250	3650	3800	3000	3150	2350	2500	2300
Cloud base (m)		2750			3100	2800		2550	2150	900	2600	800	1600	2700	800	650	2350	1950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 290).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 220).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 213).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 51).

* 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.