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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 09 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 09 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).
		Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	5	—	2	8	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	0	-1	-4	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	1	2	2
min°C	-2	-1	-2	-7	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-1	0	0	1	0
chill°C	-10	-11	-13	-19	-12	-9	-8	-8	-9	-11	-12	-15	-14	-11	-10	-8	-8	-7	-8

Freezing level (m)	1450	1950	1800	1050	1100	1500	1150	1900	1250	1200	1300	1500	1400	1600	1800	2000	1950	2350	2450
Cloud base (m)	650	600	700	650	700	750	700	2300	600	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	700	1550	750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).
TaupoAeroAws 76 km NE 402m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	20 km
WanganuiAeroAws 88 km S 14m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (19 kph at 340).	20 km
Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 103 km SE 347m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).
Napier Airport 112 km E 240m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 250).	20 km
PalmerstonNorthAero Aws 115 km S 39m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	>50 km
HaweraAws 115 km SW 100m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Paeroa Ranges TO 118 km NNE 276m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Gales from the WNW (70 kph at 284).
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 302).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 58 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.