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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	2	4	12	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	8	9	8	8	8	4	0	3	4	8	9	10	10	11	10	12	12	11
min°C	6	8	7	7	6	0	-1	1	3	5	9	9	9	10	9	11	11	10
chill°C	0	4	4	2	1	-9	-10	-7	-3	0	6	6	5	6	6	9	10	6

Freezing level (m)	3200	2950	2900	3000	3200	2600	1850	2150	2950	3400	3400	3350	3350	3450	3500	3500	3350	3650
Cloud base (m)	650	6500	2950	2000	2050	600	650	1850	750	700		8550	5000	6750			3150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 250).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 20).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs) (19 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (39 kph at 302).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).

* 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.