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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).
		Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	SE	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SE
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mm	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	-3	-1	0	1	1	1	0	0
min °C	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-3	0	0	0	1	0	-1
chill °C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-11	-11	-7	-4	-2	-3	-6	-5

Freezing level m	2500	2450	2350	2500	2850	2950	2900	2200	2350	2250	2000	1550	1450	1900	2150	2100	2150	2050	1900
Cloud base (m)	2950		1700	1000	750	750	700	700	700	800	700	750	750	700	850	6150	7000	1800	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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. 51 minutes ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 51 minutes ago	1° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 50).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	Haze	Calm (4 kph at 350).	500 m
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 98).

* 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.