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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
	Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. rain	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	850	1000	900	750	750	700	650	650	700	700	700	700	700	1700	2000	750	1900	900
km/h	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	N	N	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	11	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	3	3	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	3	2	2	3	1
min °C	-3	-2	-3	-2	-1	1	3	-4	-6	-3	-3	-4	-2	2	1	1	2	0
chill °C	-9	-9	-10	-9	-9	-6	-5	-15	-17	-12	-12	-14	-8	-1	-3	-3	-2	-5

Freezing level m	1450	1800	1550	1650	1750	2400	2550	1850	1000	1250	1500	1250	1450	2450	2550	2250	2650	2800

	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	7:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—	5:54	—	—
	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 38 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 250).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 38 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 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.