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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov 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 Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.
	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)			9100		9500						3200	700	700	650	700	650	700	700
km/h	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	6	0.5	25	2	0.3
max °C	8	9	7	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	6	6
min °C	6	7	6	7	8	7	8	8	6	7	6	6	7	6	5	6	6	2
chill °C	4	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	-1	0	3	-1

Freezing level m	3300	3250	3400	3350	3200	3550	3600	3600	3700	3650	3650	3400	3350	3200	3450	3250	3250	3150

	5:56	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—
	—	8:07	—	—	8:08	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:13	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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. 44 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 44 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 44 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 44 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).

* 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.