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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750	1700	650	650	600	700	650	650	700	750			800	2050	1000	700	850	900
km/h	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	6	2	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.3
max °C	0	0	0	1	2	-3	-2	-1	-3	0	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	4
min °C	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	1	1	1	4	3	3	4	4
chill °C	-7	-10	-10	-9	-12	-14	-12	-15	-14	-10	-3	-2	-4	-1	-4	-4	-2	-2

Freezing level m	2050	2000	1750	2100	2300	1350	1400	1750	1300	1400	2250	2350	2800	3200	3500	3400	3150	3300

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun 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. 34 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 34 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 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.