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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)				750	800	700	700	700	650	700	650	650	700	700	700	750			750
km/h	E	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	5	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.5	10	4	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	3	5	5	3	4	5	5	4	3	1	0	-2	-3	-1	0	1	4	3	3
min °C	2	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	1	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	3	1	2
chill °C	1	3	0	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-6	-8	-9	-11	-9	-8	-8	0	-4	-3

Freezing level m	2000	1950	1900	1650	1700	1650	1900	1550	1400	1150	1050	700	500	700	950	800	1900	1450	1400

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	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:25	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:28	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ruapehu at the specific elevation of 1000 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. 42 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 52 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 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.