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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Mon night).
	Wed 25		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	N	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	WSW	S	S	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
mm	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.1	—	4	0.5	0.4	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.1	—	—	—
max °C	12	11	8	9	7	7	7	5	6	6	6	6	7	4	-4	-4	-1
min °C	11	8	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	-3	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	10	4	5	5	2	4	6	3	5	5	2	1	1	-12	-14	-14	-15

Freezing level m	3900	4150	3700	3600	3400	3000	3000	2950	3000	2950	3100	3100	2900	2500	1250	1400	1250
Cloud base (m)	2500		700	950	700	900	2250	1900	2050	1600	1600	1550	1950	800	700	700	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Mon 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. 43 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 43 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 43 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs) (13 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 43 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 43 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 43 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 38 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 259).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 25 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 36).

* 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.