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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 03 May Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri night).
		Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow
km/h	SW	S	S	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.2	0.5	21	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	1	1	1
min °C	7	7	6	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	3	1	-2	-4
chill °C	6	7	6	7	4	2	1	0	1	-2	-1	1	1	0	-1	-6	-7	-10	-13

Freezing level m	3400	3400	3450	3450	3500	3500	3500	3450	3350	3150	3200	3300	3300	3400	3100	3150	2150	2150	1500
Cloud base (m)						6750	5700	1050	1800	900	700	700	700	1550	800	650	650	600	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Fri 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. 55 minutes ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 60).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 55 minutes ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 55 minutes ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	4 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 55 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 29).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 45 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 65).

* 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.