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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).
		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S
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mm	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	0.2	13	0.2	0.3	—	—	0.2	0.5	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	3	4	-2	-1	-1
min °C	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	2	1	2	3	1	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	2	1	2	1	-1	1	0	0	-2	-4	-5	-4	-2	-1	-2	-6	-11	-8	-8

Freezing level m	3500	3400	3400	3400	3500	3500	3500	3650	3250	3200	2700	2450	2350	2450	3100	3100	1050	1400	1550
Cloud base (m)		1000	1800	850	900	1700	950	900	750	650	650	850	1450	650	700	650	700	1650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 120).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).	500 m
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 40).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 50 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 123).

* 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.