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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	light snow
km/h	W	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	SSW	ESE	SSE	SSE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-3	-2	-1	-3	-2	-2	-3
min °C	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-5
chill °C	-4	-3	-7	-8	-9	-10	-8	-9	-11	-13	-13	-13	-8	-6	-9	-8	-10	-14

Freezing level m	2050	2100	2000	1800	1850	1850	1800	1850	1750	1600	1400	1300	1600	1750	1400	1650	1650	1300
Cloud base (m)					900	800	700	700	700	700	650	750	6200	2100	800	700	750	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue 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. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 41 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 41 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.