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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
	Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NE	NE	NNE	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	6	7	14	0.9	2	0.4	1	2	3	—	4	0.7	—	3	3	0.3	1.5	0.8
max °C	9	10	12	12	10	9	8	6	4	1	3	2	6	5	4	5	5	4
min °C	9	9	10	11	8	8	7	5	0	0	3	2	3	5	3	3	5	2
chill °C	5	5	6	7	3	3	2	-2	-8	-7	-4	-4	0	1	-1	-2	1	-1

Freezing level m	4100	4300	4850	4300	4300	4200	3850	3100	2450	2050	2450	2400	2550	2700	2550	2800	2850	2800
Cloud base (m)	700	650	600	650	600	600	600	700	600	600	550	650	2150	2500	700	1400	1650	650

	6:13	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:20	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (35 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 100).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the ENE (30 kph at 70).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the E (35 kph at 100).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 51).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 31 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (21 kph at 94).

* 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.