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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	7	2	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	0	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	5	4	5	3	2	2
min °C	-2	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	5	4	4	2	2	2
chill °C	-6	-6	-10	-7	1	-4	-4	-5	-1	-1	-2	0	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3

Freezing level m	1850	1600	1650	1950	2650	2950	3050	2400	3100	3100	3250	3400	3450	3300	2550	2350	2400
Cloud base (m)	750	850	700	650	800	750	800	750	1600	1800	850	700	700	700	700	750	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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	5° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Calm (2 kph at 350).	2 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Haze	Calm (4 kph at 340).	200 m
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 27 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 328).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 32 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 217).

* 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.