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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	650	8400	650		1850	650	650	600	650	650	1600	700	800	900	1850
km/h	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	8	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	4	5	4	2	2	0	-1	0	1	-3	0	0	1	1	3	2
min °C	3	4	3	0	1	-1	-2	-1	-3	-4	-2	0	0	0	2	2
chill °C	-4	-4	-4	-7	-5	-9	-11	-10	-14	-15	-11	-9	-9	-7	-2	0

Freezing level m	3200	3050	3150	2250	2200	2050	1700	1850	2100	1400	1600	2050	2050	1900	2750	3100

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	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (46 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 55 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).

* 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.