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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain
km/h	WNW	WNW	E	SSW	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	WNW
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mm	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	8	33	20
max °C	7	7	5	4	5	4	3	5	6	5	7	9	7	10	10	8	9	11	12
min °C	5	6	5	4	3	3	2	3	5	4	5	8	7	8	10	7	8	9	9
chill °C	2	5	5	4	0	-1	-3	-1	1	0	2	6	5	7	8	2	3	3	5

Freezing level m	3350	3200	2900	2800	2850	2700	2750	3150	3050	3450	3500	3550	3650	3750	3800	4050	4250	4400	4400
Cloud base (m)	750	1650	2050	1650	7150	2450	1750	1550	2550	1550	6800	2200	4800	3600	3000	2550	1500	600	550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

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	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 120).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 100).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (10 kph at 130).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 212).

* 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.