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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
	Thu 17		Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	850	800	850	650	800		600	750	650	650	750	700	650	650	700	650	700
km/h	NW	NNW	NNE	NNW	S	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—
max °C	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	-6	-5	0	1	2	3	2	0	-4
min °C	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-6	-7	-5	-4	0	2	2	2	-3	-5
chill °C	-5	-5	-3	1	-2	-5	-7	-18	-19	-15	-12	-7	-5	-5	-5	-11	-14

Freezing level m	2200	2250	2200	2250	2450	2350	2150	2050	1050	1250	1150	3150	3100	3050	2550	1900	1150

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	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:12	—	—	6:13	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.