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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	S	SSE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.1	0.3	9	18	—	—
max °C	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	3	2	1
min °C	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	0
chill °C	7	6	7	4	4	1	0	2	-1	-1	-1	0	1	0	-3	-5	-5	-8

Freezing level m	3400	3450	3500	3500	3500	3450	3400	3350	3300	3300	3250	3200	3500	3400	3300	2700	2250	2100
Cloud base (m)					6550	5900	1000	1700	950	850	800	800	1600	950	750	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 51 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs) (11 kph at 320).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 51 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 32 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 46).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (8 kph at 244).

* 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.