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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 08 Aug 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu night).
		Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	2750	700	700	700	800	850	700		2150	4800	2400	2900	700	700	650	650
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	W	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N
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cm	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	25
max °C	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	3
min °C	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-2	-1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
chill °C	-6	-8	-8	-11	-10	-10	-8	1	0	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6

Freezing level m	2000	2000	2000	1850	1600	1750	1650	2200	2500	2400	2200	2300	2250	2400	2400	2450

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	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:37	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, near gales from the NNE by Thu night).

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. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 45 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 45 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).

* 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.