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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).
	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	650	750	700	750	1450	650	650	600	650	650	1650	700	700			850	1000	900
km/h	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	10	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.1
max °C	5	4	2	1	-1	-1	1	1	-3	0	0	0	3	4	3	4	5	4
min °C	5	3	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-4	-2	0	-1	0	3	2	3	5	3
chill °C	-2	-4	-8	-7	-9	-10	-9	-11	-14	-11	-9	-10	-7	0	0	-2	0	-3

Freezing level m	3150	3100	2100	2100	1900	1700	1950	2200	1400	1600	2050	1750	2000	2650	2700	3150	3250	3500

	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—
	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:53	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W 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. 35 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the SW (41 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 350).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	13°C	Recent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).

* 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.