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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Tue night).
	Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	650	750	1800	700	1600	950		2600	900	1600	700	700	700	700	800	700	800	750
km/h	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	20	12	9	0.4	0.2	—	—	0.9	1.5	1.6	8	12	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.2	0.4	—
max °C	7	6	4	5	7	6	7	8	6	6	6	6	5	6	4	4	6	4
min °C	6	5	3	4	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	5	3
chill °C	1	-1	-4	-1	3	2	3	4	2	2	1	-2	-1	-1	-4	-4	0	-3

Freezing level m	3200	2950	2550	3200	3200	3300	3150	2950	3000	3100	3200	3000	2900	2950	2750	2600	3100	3150

	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:56	—	—
	—	8:00	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:02	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:05	—	—	8:07	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the N by Tue 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. 32 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	16°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 350).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	14°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	15°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.