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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Tue 27		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	650	750	750	1500	650	650	600	700	650	650	700	700	2450		900	2200	850
km/h	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2
max °C	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	-4	-1	-1	-2	1	2	2	5	6	4
min °C	3	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-4	-3	-2	-3	-2	2	1	2	4	3
chill °C	-4	-8	-7	-10	-10	-9	-11	-14	-12	-12	-11	-9	-2	-4	-3	-2	-4

Freezing level m	3100	2100	2050	1950	1750	2000	2200	1400	1500	1900	1500	1500	2350	2550	3150	3200	3550

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	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:53	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.