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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Sun 8		Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	850	8700	1750	2500	700	1700	700	700	700	2200	750	700	1950	750	700	1500	9450
km/h	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.5	—	—	3	8	1.7	9	20	1.7	0.5	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	—	—
max °C	6	6	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	4	4	5	4	6	8	5
min °C	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	4	3	4	6	4
chill °C	2	3	4	3	2	2	1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-1	-2	-1	2	1

Freezing level m	3150	3250	3200	3000	3100	3100	3100	3050	2850	2800	2800	2550	2750	3100	3450	3600	3400

	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:56	—	—
	8:01	—	—	8:02	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:07	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 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.