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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)			750			750	6050		700	700		700	650	650	700	750	750	800
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	11	4	0.3	—	—	—
max °C	9	9	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	4	6	5	2	-1	0	1
min °C	7	8	7	7	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	3	4	4	-3	-2	0	0
chill °C	7	6	5	4	0	0	2	2	-1	-1	0	-4	-3	-3	-12	-9	-6	-8

Freezing level m	3300	3050	3550	3500	3400	3450	3500	3450	3600	3600	3450	3550	3000	3000	1850	1650	1950	2100

	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—
	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 42 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).

* 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.