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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	750	700	700	700	750	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	950	750
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	2	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.7	1	1.1	1.4	2	0.2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	7	6	6	5	5	4	3	0	-3	-5	-5	-4	-1	0	1	2	3	4
min °C	6	6	5	5	5	3	2	-2	-5	-6	-6	-5	-3	0	0	0	3	3
chill °C	2	1	0	-1	-1	-5	-5	-9	-14	-16	-17	-16	-11	-6	-7	-6	-1	0

Freezing level m	3450	3250	3300	3100	2900	2750	2700	2050	1450	1050	1200	850	1200	2000	2200	2050	2450	2700

	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:38	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun 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. 27 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 27 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 27 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 27 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 27 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 37 minutes ago	13°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 27 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 27 minutes ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 27 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 27 minutes ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 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.