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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
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	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	clear	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	W	NW	NW	W	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	ESE	N
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max °C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-1	-1	1	1	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2
min °C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-4	-3	-4	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	0	0	0	-3	-3	-2	-7	-8	-9	-9	-7	-7	-11	-13	-9	-11	-7	-2	-8

Freezing level m	2000	2050	2100	2100	1950	2050	1950	1750	1750	1900	2150	2100	1950	1400	1600	1400	1600	1700	1500
Cloud base (m)							1600		900	700	650	1550	750	650	800	750	650	1750	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue 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. 32 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 270).

* 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.