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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)			9500		1600	750	650	6650	850	700	650	650	650	650	800	800	1650	1650
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SE	ESE	SE	SSE
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mm	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	—	9	7	4	19	10	23	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	9	10	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	5	4	1	1	1
min °C	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	4	1	0	1	0
chill °C	6	8	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	-1	-1	-1	-4	-5	-2	-3

Freezing level m	3450	3300	3650	3500	3500	3800	3800	3650	3450	3350	3400	3500	3400	3200	2950	2000	2400	2200

	5:54	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:50	—	—
	—	8:08	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:15	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 53 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 53 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 53 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 53 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 40).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 53 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.