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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	700	650	750	650	600	650	700	700	700	700	750	750	750	1850
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	6	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.8	1.1	3	2	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	5	4	3	0	-3	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	1	1	2	3
min °C	5	5	5	4	2	-2	-5	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	1	2	3
chill °C	0	0	-1	-3	-5	-8	-14	-17	-16	-16	-13	-9	-8	-5	-3	0

Freezing level m	3250	3000	2950	2800	2500	2050	1350	950	1100	800	1100	1400	1450	2250	2350	2500

	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).

* 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.