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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	risk tstorm	mod. rain	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	850	1750	1750	700	750	750	750	2650	800	700	950	950		2900	850	1900	850	700
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW
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mm	0.1	0.4	1.4	1.1	1.6	1.6	3	8	9	0.7	0.8	—	—	—	3	1.5	8	16
max °C	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	4	5	7	7	8	9	7	8	7	6
min °C	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	5	3	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	5
chill °C	3	4	1	2	2	2	3	0	-2	0	3	5	4	4	3	3	2	0

Freezing level m	3050	3150	3200	3300	3250	3300	3100	3000	2600	3000	3050	3450	3350	3000	3150	3200	3200	3050

	6:03	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—
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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW 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. 55 minutes ago	16°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 55 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 55 minutes ago	17°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 55 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 55 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 55 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 55 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 55 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).

* 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.