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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNE by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).
	Wed 25		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear
km/h	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW
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mm	—	0.3	6	6	3	0.7	1.2	0.8	—	—	0.3	0.1	—	1.4	1.9	1.2	—
max °C	8	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	8	5
min °C	7	6	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	8	6	7	7	3
chill °C	5	2	-1	0	1	2	4	5	6	8	6	6	3	0	1	1	-4

Freezing level m	3750	3800	3900	4000	3800	3850	3700	3900	3950	4050	4150	3800	3550	3250	3450	3700	3650
Cloud base (m)	2300	950	1700	800	700	700	700	700	900	9150	850	700	6950	2150	700	650	700

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	7:22	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:17	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:14	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun 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	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (28 kph at 60).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the E (30 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 113).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 64).

* 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.