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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	800	750		2450		700	750	700	700	700	700	650	850	800	750	700	750
km/h	NW	WNW	WSW	S	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	S	S	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	9	3	3	—
mm	1.9	1.1	—	—	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	1	2	1.3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	4	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	0	0	-2	-5	-5	-5
min °C	2	3	3	5	7	5	5	6	4	5	5	1	0	-2	-5	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-4	-3	-2	3	6	0	0	1	-1	-1	-2	-6	-7	-9	-13	-16	-17	-17

Freezing level m	2400	2500	2650	2950	2900	3400	3350	3200	3300	3050	2950	3000	2100	2000	1550	1050	1300	700

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	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 33 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 46 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	10°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	14°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).

* 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.