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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
	Sun 1		Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2200		750	2400	1700	850	1950	1800	1850	2000	1850	1650	2000	850	700	900	1700
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.2	—	0.5	5	3	0.3	1.3	0.6	0.4	2	1.2
max °C	5	4	4	6	3	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	7	7	7	8	7
min °C	4	2	2	4	3	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	7	6	7	7	6
chill °C	-1	-4	-4	-1	-2	0	3	1	1	3	2	1	4	2	2	2	0

Freezing level m	3250	3500	3400	3200	3150	3000	2800	2900	2800	2850	2850	2900	3100	3200	3250	3300	3250

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	7:53	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).

* 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.