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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).
	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs
km/h	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	0.8	—	—	0.2	0.2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
max°C	2	2	4	5	5	6	4	3	1	-5	-5	-2	0	2	4	3	2	0
min°C	2	2	1	4	4	5	3	2	-6	-6	-6	-4	-1	1	3	3	1	-1
chill°C	2	0	-4	-1	-2	-1	-6	-7	-16	-16	-14	-10	-7	-3	-2	-4	-8	-12

Freezing level (m)	3250	3050	3550	3650	3500	3850	3600	3300	2700	1850	2100	2250	2650	2950	3450	3500	3150	2750
Cloud base (m)		2750	900	750		1600	700	650	650	700	1850	8800		2400	900	650	750	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 2796 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	20 km
Ohakea Airport 103 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs) (17 kph at 250).	10.0 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (24 kph at 70).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	20 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).
SHIP5779 116 km E 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP6253 116 km E 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.