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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Tue 2		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	S	S	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	—	—	—
mm	3	2	0.2	—	—	—	1.2	7	21	14	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	1
min °C	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
chill °C	-2	-2	-1	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-6	-7

Freezing level m	2800	2500	2450	2450	2600	2650	2800	2750	2750	2750	2700	2200	2250	2200	1950	2150	2200
Cloud base (m)	650	650	700		800	1550	650	700	650	650	650	650	600	650	700	1900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs) (11 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 38 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 351).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 289).

* 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.