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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.6	12	14
max °C	6	9	9	8	10	11	10	12	13	11	11	12	12	14	15	12	12	12	11
min °C	6	7	8	7	8	10	9	10	12	10	10	11	11	12	14	12	12	11	10
chill °C	4	4	6	5	4	7	6	10	11	8	7	8	8	11	13	10	9	8	5

Freezing level m	3100	3200	3150	3800	4450	4450	4300	4100	3800	4200	4150	4250	4450	4550	4500	4600	4450	4400	4300
Cloud base (m)	2000	2200	2550	950			6700						7000			900	700	700	650

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	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:36	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:34	—	—	8:32	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 80).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 340).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 130).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 124).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 193).

* 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.