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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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mm	1.5	0.2	—	—	0.2	2	12	18	12	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	4	2	2	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	1	-3	-2	0	1	2	2
min °C	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	-1	-3	-2	-2	0	1	1
chill °C	-2	-1	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-6	-5	-9	-12	-9	-9	-7	-4	-6

Freezing level m	2550	2450	2450	2650	2750	2800	2750	2700	2600	2750	2150	2250	2050	1350	1600	1600	2100	2400	3200
Cloud base (m)	650	700			800	650	650	650	650	600	650	600	650	700		750	700	700	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon 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 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	5° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 300).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 340).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 330).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 329).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 212).

* 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.