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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NE by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).
	Tue 20		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—
mm	3	0.7	3	11	10	4	4	0.5	0.6	4	2	—	—	—	0.2	2	0.6
max °C	7	9	9	10	12	12	10	9	8	7	5	-2	0	0	2	4	3
min °C	6	7	9	9	10	11	8	8	7	5	-2	-3	-1	-1	1	3	3
chill °C	4	4	6	5	6	7	3	4	2	0	-11	-12	-10	-8	-5	-2	-2

Freezing level m	3600	3800	4000	4200	4850	4400	4250	4150	3800	3100	2450	1550	1850	1950	2100	2550	2950
Cloud base (m)	2350	1500	900	650	700	600	600	600	600	1550	600	600	600	650	1450	1650	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NE by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 58 minutes ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 58 minutes ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 58 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 120).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Light rain .	Moderate winds from the ESE (22 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 58 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 58 minutes ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 58 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Moderate winds from the ESE (26 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 58 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 120).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 131).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).

* 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.