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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W
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mm	0.5	16	1.1	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.3	12	—	—	—	0.1	—	—
max°C	6	6	3	-1	-1	0	2	3	4	4	4	5	1	1	0	3	4	3
min°C	6	5	-2	-2	-1	-1	1	3	3	4	4	3	1	0	-1	1	3	2
chill°C	0	-2	-9	-9	-9	-9	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-7	-8	-9	-7	-2	-4

Freezing level (m)	3450	3150	2050	1750	1800	1750	2150	2450	2750	2900	2750	2900	2350	2100	1700	2200	2450	2950
Cloud base (m)	750	700	650	700	850	850	800	1750	800	650	650	650	650	1450	850	700	2350	1450

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Tue afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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 5 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	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 280).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	4 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Light rain .	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 300).

* 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.