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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 57mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	clear	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	5	15	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.7	1.3	0.2	—	—	41	8	6	—	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	2	3	0.5	0.2	5
max °C	10	10	9	2	1	2	2	3	5	6	7	6	7	7	5	7	8	7
min °C	10	9	4	2	0	0	2	2	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	4
chill °C	10	7	0	-4	-10	-9	-7	-5	-2	1	3	3	6	3	2	0	2	-3

Freezing level m	4000	3800	3750	2550	2200	2050	2350	2500	2700	3250	3000	3100	3050	2950	3000	3350	3600	3450
Cloud base (m)	650	800	650	750	650	600	650	650	1850	750	1700	1650		1950	650	650	1450	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 57mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 55 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 55 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	6.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 55 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 55 minutes ago	19° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 55 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 160).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 55 minutes ago	18° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the SSE (20 kph at 160).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 169).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 173).

* 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.