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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).
		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)		950	850	700	700		800	650	650	700	1500	1800	800	1700	2000	950
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	ESE	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.3	—	0.5	10	5	3	—	0.2	—	—	0.1	0.1
max °C	8	7	7	7	8	8	6	6	7	6	3	4	1	2	2	2
min °C	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	0	1	2	2
chill °C	2	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	-3	-3	-4	-7	1	-1	2

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3450	3750	3800	3650	3450	3400	3300	3150	3000	2900	2050	2350	2300	2550

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	—	—	8:09	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:15	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	10°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 54 minutes ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).

* 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.