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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).
		Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.5	0.3	23	0.7	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.1	0.3	1.4	7	0.1	—	—	—	—	2
max°C	7	7	6	2	-1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	5	6	6
min°C	6	6	4	-2	-2	0	-1	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	1	3	5	4
chill°C	0	0	-2	-10	-9	-7	-7	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-4	-6	-4	-7	-4	-1	-2

Freezing level (m)	3800	3450	3200	1950	1750	2050	1900	2400	2450	3050	2900	2800	2800	2850	2600	3100	3000	2900	2900
Cloud base (m)	1550	750	700	650	750	800	1550	800	2250	750	650	650	650	650	2150	1500	1500		750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 41 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 190).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 41 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 350).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 41 minutes ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (46 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 37 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 343).

* 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.