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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	800	650	650	1700	700	700	850	1700	1650	1900	1550		2000	700	700	900	750
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	0	0	1	-1	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
min °C	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
chill °C	-6	-8	-10	-8	-6	-10	-8	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	0	-3	-6	-4	-3	-5

Freezing level m	1600	2150	2100	1400	2200	1300	1750	2200	2000	2000	2150	2150	2000	2250	2250	2300	2500	2150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 48 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 48 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 48 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 240).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 48 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 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.