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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 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 Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	ESE	SW	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	0.2	0.5	1.3	30	15	4	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
max °C	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	7	6	5	2	2	3	3
min °C	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	1	1	2	3
chill °C	2	3	3	1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	0	-4	-7	-7	-4	-3

Freezing level m	2750	2750	2900	3100	3300	3350	3650	3700	3500	3350	3450	3050	3300	3100	2800	2450	2400	2750	2800
Cloud base (m)			8650	8750	750		850	750	700	750	800	750	650	650	650	700	700	750	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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. 53 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 90).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	9.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 53 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 53 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 53 minutes ago	5° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	500 m
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 53 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 20).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 227).

* 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.