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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).
		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	850	750	800	800		2500	750	700	900	700	700	750	700	650	650	750
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSE	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
mm	8	1.5	0.9	—	—	—	0.2	1	0.6	0.7	0.9	0.9	13	—	—	—
max °C	4	3	3	4	7	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	-2
min °C	2	2	3	3	5	7	6	5	6	4	5	4	2	1	-1	-3
chill °C	-3	-4	-3	-2	3	6	4	0	1	-1	-1	-3	-5	-6	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2600	2400	2550	2700	3100	3050	3400	3250	3350	3300	2850	2850	2800	2350	2100	1650

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	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 350).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).

* 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.