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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Wed 9		Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	2050	1600	650	650	650	650	700	650	700	1850	700	700	750	850	750	850	800
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	1	-2	-1	0	0	1	1	2
min °C	1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	0	-1	1	1
chill °C	-4	-9	-8	-7	-3	-7	-10	-9	-9	-8	-10	-10	-7	-4	-7	-4	-3

Freezing level m	2250	2050	1750	1800	1550	1500	1900	1900	1400	2100	1250	1800	1900	2050	1800	2450	2400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun 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. 31 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.