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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).
	Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	800	2200	1800	2100	2150	1650	1850	1550	2100		2550	1600	750	750	700	750	700	700
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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mm	0.1	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.9	4	—	—	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.7	12	4
max °C	4	5	3	5	6	4	5	5	5	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	6
min °C	2	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	8	7	6	3
chill °C	-4	-1	-2	0	2	0	2	2	2	4	4	2	3	4	4	2	0	-4

Freezing level m	3400	3200	3150	3000	2900	2850	2750	2750	2850	2950	3050	3100	3300	3300	3400	3300	3100	2850

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	—	7:54	—	—	7:55	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:59	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:00	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat 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. 47 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 57 minutes ago	10°C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.