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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
	Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	650	650	700	750				2150	9450	900	950	1050	800	1750	1650		1850	950
km/h	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NNE
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cm	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.3
max °C	-2	-2	-4	-2	0	1	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	7	6
min °C	-3	-3	-5	-4	0	0	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5
chill °C	-12	-14	-14	-12	-4	-3	-2	0	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	4	5	5	4	3

Freezing level m	1400	1750	1150	1300	2000	2100	2700	3100	3450	3450	3500	3400	3350	3000	3200	2900	2850	2950

	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:05	—	—
	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:53	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:57	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 46 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 46 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 46 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 46 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 56 minutes ago	8°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 280).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 46 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 46 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 46 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 46 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 46 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).

* 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.