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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 28 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).
	Thu 28		Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain
km/h	SW	NW	SE	SSE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	1.3	0.5	3	10	5	8
max °C	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	8	7	6
min °C	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	5	6	5	4	7	7	3
chill °C	-1	2	2	3	0	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	0	-2	-4	1	2	-4

Freezing level m	2850	2800	2650	3050	3050	3250	3400	3650	3750	3600	3450	3200	3400	3100	3250	3400	2800
Cloud base (m)	850		9300	2050	8850	700		850	800	750	700	700	750	750	650	650	700

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	5:05	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:01	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

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	8° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 320).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 340).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).

* 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.