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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	NW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.2	—	4	5	0.9	0.7	0.3	—	—	—	0.2	0.2	0.1	—	0.1	0.5
max °C	11	12	10	11	11	11	10	10	8	2	1	2	4	5	4	7	7	6
min °C	9	11	9	10	11	11	10	9	4	2	1	1	2	4	4	5	6	5
chill °C	8	9	6	7	8	8	9	6	0	-4	-7	-6	-3	1	0	1	4	2

Freezing level m	3400	3400	3600	4000	3950	4050	3850	3850	3650	3000	2200	2300	2450	2600	2750	3050	3050	2850
Cloud base (m)	4050	3200	2250	1750	1800	700	700	800	700	700	650	800	800	1750	1450	750	2150	2250

	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:46	—	—
	—	8:22	—	—	8:21	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:16	—	—	8:15	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs) (13 kph at 120).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (24 kph at 70).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 36 minutes ago	28° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (14 kph at 48).

* 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.