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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		2600	850	700	700	700	700	650	700	650	600	650	700	700	700	700	800	800
km/h	S	W	NW	NW	NW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	3	2	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.7	1.5	1	3	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	-1	-5	-5	-6	-4	-3	0
min °C	5	7	5	6	6	4	5	5	3	4	0	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-3	-1
chill °C	3	5	0	2	2	-1	0	-1	-6	-4	-6	-14	-15	-17	-17	-14	-10	-8

Freezing level m	3050	3000	3450	3400	3350	3300	3150	3100	2750	2750	2350	1450	950	900	750	950	1350	1650

	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSE 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. 43 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 43 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 53 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.