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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 06 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Wed 6		Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	cloudy	snow shwrs	mod. snow	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	0.5	20	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.2	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	2	0	-1	1	4	4	1	0	1
min °C	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	2	1	-1	-5	0	3	1	0	0	0
chill °C	2	0	-1	1	0	0	-2	-6	-6	-8	-14	-8	-5	-7	-4	-3	0

Freezing level m	3500	3400	3500	3500	3550	3700	3150	2950	2250	2050	1250	1800	2950	3300	3150	2350	2250
Cloud base (m)	1750	850	950	1650	850	800	750	650	650	600	650	650	600	650	750	950	1000

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 70).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 320).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 51 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 11).

* 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.