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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu morning).
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2150	850	750	750	750		2500	900	750	800	700	900	750	750	650	650	650
km/h	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSE	W	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
mm	—	5	1.4	0.7	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.5	2	7	16	—
max °C	6	4	3	3	4	7	8	7	6	7	6	5	6	5	4	5	2
min °C	5	3	3	3	3	5	7	6	6	6	4	5	5	4	4	5	-2
chill °C	1	-3	-3	-3	-2	2	6	3	2	2	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-11

Freezing level m	3050	2650	2450	2550	2650	3050	3000	3500	3400	3400	3300	2850	2850	2950	2800	2900	1800

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

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

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. 59 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 50).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 59 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 59 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 59 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 59 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).

* 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.