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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).
	Sat 11		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	NE	ENE	NE	NE	W	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	1.9	6	19	11	2	17	4	2	—	—	—	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.3	—
max °C	11	10	10	10	8	8	7	4	2	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	2
min °C	11	9	10	10	6	7	5	2	2	1	-1	-1	2	2	2	2	2
chill °C	9	4	5	6	0	1	-2	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4

Freezing level m	3850	3900	3850	4200	3550	3650	3150	2700	2350	2300	1950	1900	2400	2950	2400	2750	2850
Cloud base (m)	7150	1850	650	550	650	650	600	650	650	600	650	650	800	800	700	750	900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu 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. 40 minutes ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 40 minutes ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 40 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 100).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 40 minutes ago	18° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 80).	2 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 40 minutes ago	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the E (37 kph at 100).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 50 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 75).

* 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.