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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE
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mm	—	—	—	0.1	4	5	1.4	0.8	0.1	—	0.1	0.2	0.7	3	4	0.1	2	0.8
max °C	9	9	7	7	6	6	3	4	3	7	8	6	6	7	6	7	7	6
min °C	8	8	6	6	6	4	3	4	2	4	8	5	5	6	5	5	6	5
chill °C	4	4	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-1	-2	1	7	0	1	1	0	0	2	2

Freezing level m	3650	3400	3600	3350	3150	3050	2650	2500	2400	2650	2850	3150	3200	3550	3450	3050	2900	3100
Cloud base (m)				700	1600	650	850	1400	1700	2300	2850	2050	1750	1450	700	700	2600	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 280).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 44 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 44 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 44 minutes ago	25° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 280).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 44 minutes ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 60).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 44 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 44 minutes ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 44 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 271 degs) was rejected.
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 41 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 272).

* 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.