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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Fri 25		Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	light snow	mod. rain	heavy snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	800	800	750	900	650	650	650	700	700	750	700	700	1900	1550	750	1600	850
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	1	—	—	1	—	13	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-1	0	3	3	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	2	2	1	2	2
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-1	1	3	-5	-7	-4	-4	-4	-2	2	1	0	1	0
chill °C	-10	-11	-10	-8	-6	-5	-16	-18	-13	-14	-14	-9	-1	-3	-5	-3	-5

Freezing level m	1750	1550	1450	1700	2300	2550	1600	1000	1250	1450	1300	1450	2400	2500	2100	2600	2800

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	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, 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 Thu morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, 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. 59 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 59 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 59 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 59 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.