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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light snow
Cloud base (m)	750	1000	2100	700	700	750	700	850	800		1850		1900	750	700	800	1550	650
km/h	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW
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cm	—	—	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	0.7	1.4	0.3	7	—
max °C	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	1
min °C	-1	0	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1
chill °C	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-11	-10	-8	-8	-1	2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-4	-6	-7

Freezing level m	1700	2000	2000	2000	2000	1750	1650	1800	1700	2250	2550	2650	2500	2450	2500	2450	2450	2250

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 54 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 54 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 54 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 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.