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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).
	Fri 12		Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
km/h	SSW	SE	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	1	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0
min °C	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-2	-1	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-6	-6	-6	-7	-10	-9	-9	-9	-6	-5

Freezing level m	2600	2500	2400	2400	2450	3000	3050	3000	2250	2250	2150	1600	1650	1650	1700	1900	1850
Cloud base (m)	850			1700	900	750	750	700	700	700	700	700	950	750	700	800	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu 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	1° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 46 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 58).

* 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.