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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
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mm	13	4	5	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.9	2	0.9	—	0.1	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	8	8	9	7	6	7	5	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	8	7
min °C	8	8	7	7	9	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	7	6
chill °C	3	4	2	2	6	3	5	4	0	0	-1	-2	-2	1	1	1	5	4

Freezing level m	3400	3400	3350	3250	3250	3300	3100	3050	2800	2750	2850	3200	3100	3300	3450	3500	3400	3400
Cloud base (m)	650	650	700	700	1800	800	1800	1900	850	1650	1800	850	2050	2250	850		2900	2950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 3 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 40).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 40).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	4 km
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Light rain .	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	10 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 110).	10 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 59 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 124).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 78).

* 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.