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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
	Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)		2700	9050		2750	2350	2100	1000	2250	2550	2150	900	1550	700	800		2700	2500
km/h	NNW	SSW	S	SE	SSW	NNE	SSE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	S	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8	—	—	0.1	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1	—	0.3	0.1
max °C	5	6	4	7	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	3	3	4	6	7	6
min °C	3	4	3	4	6	4	4	5	4	4	5	2	3	3	3	4	6	5
chill °C	2	0	0	4	5	4	4	5	2	1	2	-4	-3	-3	-2	2	4	3

Freezing level m	2950	2950	2900	3150	2800	2950	2900	2750	2900	2950	2800	2750	2500	2600	2750	2750	2850	2950

	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—
	—	7:28	—	—	7:29	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon 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. 39 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 39 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 39 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 39 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 39 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 39 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 39 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 39 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 39 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 49 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.