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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain
Cloud base (m)	4950	2350	1900		2200	2300	800	800	750	1700	2300	900	750	1700	750	6850	2550	800
km/h	NNW	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	4	0.4	—	0.3	0.5	0.9	1.8	3	1.5	8	1.2	0.1	—	—	—	0.4	6
max °C	7	6	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	6	6	4	6	8	6	9	8	6
min °C	5	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	7	6	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	6
chill °C	3	4	2	4	4	1	2	4	2	1	-1	0	1	3	3	4	3	3

Freezing level m	2950	2900	2950	3050	3200	3100	3300	3300	3250	2950	2850	2600	3100	3250	3350	3300	3150	3150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 53 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (22 kph at 20).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 53 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 53 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).

* 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.