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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	3	6	5	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.8
max °C	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-1	-1	0	1	2	4	4	3	4	4	3
chill °C	-8	-9	-9	-11	-11	-11	-11	-9	-5	-4	-3	-2	2	2	2	-2	-1	-1	-3

Freezing level m	2150	1500	1550	1400	1300	1400	1200	1450	1850	1900	2000	2150	2700	2950	3100	3250	3400	3350	3200
Cloud base (m)	800	700	650	700	700	700	700	1000	1550	1750	2600	1900					700	700	700

	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:35	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 49 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 49 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the S (44 kph at 180).	10 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Shower light rain shower.	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs) (17 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 49 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous heavy rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 220).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 49 minutes ago	13° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 49 minutes ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 180).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Gales from the SSE (63 kph at 150).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (10 kph at 187).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 273).

* 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.