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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	E	E
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mm	13	1.8	4	1.1	0.6	1.2	1.1	1.9	0.8	—	0.2	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	8	8	9	7	6	7	4	5	3	3	4	6	6	9	9	8
min °C	8	8	7	7	9	6	6	6	3	3	3	2	3	6	5	7	9	7
chill °C	3	3	2	2	6	3	4	5	0	0	-1	-3	-2	4	2	5	9	6

Freezing level m	3350	3450	3350	3150	3150	3200	3050	2950	2750	2800	2750	3000	3150	3000	3450	3700	3150	3800
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	700	1900	850	1950	1700	800	2200	1850	1650	850	2000	8150	6500	2800	6400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).
lightning 47km SW of Taupo 40 km N 626m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	4 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).
SHIP3973 116 km E 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the E (12 kph at 100).	- km

* 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.