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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 Mar 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 Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu night).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain
km/h	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	N	SE	W	NNW	E	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	0.3	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	6	8	1.8	4
max °C	7	7	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	10	9	8	9	9	7	8	8	8
min °C	6	6	6	6	8	7	7	8	7	7	8	7	8	7	6	7	8	8
chill °C	5	4	4	5	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	5	6	4	1	2	3	3

Freezing level m	3200	2950	3300	3400	3100	3400	3450	3100	3550	3700	3400	4000	4050	3750	4200	4000	3950	3700
Cloud base (m)		2750			2750	2700		2300	2100	900	2100		6250		2900	700	700	700

	7:20	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—
	—	7:28	—	—	7:25	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu 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	17° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 170).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 80).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 260).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 170).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 26 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 88).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 35 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 219).

* 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.