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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).
	Mon 14		Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	2100	900	700	2100	700	700	1500	800	1450	750	600	650	700	650	650	600	600
km/h	SW	SW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	2	1	1	1	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	-5	-3	-1	0	1	1
min °C	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	-4	-5	-4	-2	-1	0	0
chill °C	-3	-2	0	-2	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8	-10	-14	-13	-10	-10	-9	-8

Freezing level m	2300	2300	2350	2450	2600	2450	2550	2150	2150	2000	1200	1050	1350	1550	1850	1950	2150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, gales from the WSW 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. 34 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 34 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 100).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 100).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 34 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 34 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).

* 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.