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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light snow	risk tstorm	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NNE	N	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	WNW
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cm	—	1	—	5	7	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.1	1.4	3	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	2	2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	0	1	3	6	7	6	6
min °C	1	1	2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	1	2	4	5	5	5
chill °C	-5	-5	-2	-9	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-12	-11	-9	-5	-2	0	5	3	1

Freezing level m	2350	2200	2350	2200	1400	1800	1550	1250	1300	1150	1350	1400	1750	2150	2500	3100	3350	3350	3300
Cloud base (m)	800	1450	1750	1750	650	650	650	700	700	700	850	750	750	1800	2500				700

	—	6:48	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, no change.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	2 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 55 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 33).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 241).

* 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.