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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 02 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 Sat night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).
		Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NNE	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1
max °C	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	7
min °C	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
chill °C	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	4	2	1	0	0	-1	-1	0	2	2	2	1

Freezing level m	3400	3400	3400	3400	3450	3450	3450	3450	3450	3500	3450	3300	3250	3050	3100	3150	3150	3300	3550
Cloud base (m)			9450							6500	850		800	700	700	750	950	900	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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. 39 minutes ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 60).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 39 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 39 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 39 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 39 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 200).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 39 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 39 minutes ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 248).

* 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.