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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, 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 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu 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

	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750	650	1500	700	1650	900	6900	2700	850	700	700	700	700	700	700	700	1600	700
km/h	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	9	13	14	0.4	0.1	—	—	0.1	1.1	4	7	14	4	1.6	3	1.2	0.8	0.2
max °C	7	6	4	5	7	6	8	8	6	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	5
min °C	6	5	3	4	7	5	6	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	3	4	3
chill °C	1	-1	-4	-1	3	2	3	4	2	1	1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-2	-3

Freezing level m	3050	2950	2550	3200	3150	3350	3200	3000	3100	3150	3200	3000	2900	2900	2750	2700	3000	3350

	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 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, 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 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Thu 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. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 57 minutes ago	13°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 57 minutes ago	14°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Recent moderate rain.	Calm (2 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 57 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 57 minutes ago	15°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 57 minutes ago	14°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).

* 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.