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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
	Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy snow
km/h	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	SSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	11
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.2	4	1.1	—	—	0.3	0.4	—
max °C	7	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	3	2	1	2	2	2
min °C	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	2	1	1	1	1	-6
chill °C	4	4	2	1	2	1	-1	1	0	1	0	-2	-6	-6	-6	-4	-7	-15

Freezing level m	3550	3550	3450	3400	3350	3300	3400	3450	3400	3500	3650	3050	2900	2300	2200	2200	2850	2150
Cloud base (m)		6750		1000	1800	900	800	1650	950	1650	800	700	750	800	600	700	650	600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 0).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 30 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 252).

* 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.