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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
		Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)			2550	1950		2750	2700	2400	900	1950	2250	1950	850	800	800	850
km/h	NNW	NW	SSW	S	SE	SE	NE	ESE	NNW	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	—	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.3	1.7	1.2
max °C	3	5	5	3	7	7	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3
min °C	2	3	4	3	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3
chill °C	-1	3	0	-1	3	4	3	3	4	2	3	0	-4	-3	-2	-1

Freezing level m	2700	2800	2800	2900	3150	2800	2900	2700	2700	2650	2950	2700	2800	2350	2550	2550

	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—
	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:29	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm 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. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.