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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).
	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	650	750	650	650	650	700	700	700	750	800	800	800
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	5	7	4	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	2	0.5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	4	3	-2	-3	-6	-6	-5	-4	-2	0	2	3	4	6	7	7
min °C	5	5	3	2	-3	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-2	-1	0	3	3	4	5	6
chill °C	0	-1	-5	-4	-10	-14	-16	-16	-17	-15	-10	-9	-6	-1	0	2	2	4

Freezing level m	3100	2950	2900	2500	1650	1400	1000	1000	750	1100	1450	1400	2100	2450	2750	3150	3150	3250

	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:24	—	—
	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:39	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm 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. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 53 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 53 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 53 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 53 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).

* 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.