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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).
		Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	S	S	S	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	2	—	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2
min °C	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-7	-7	-4	-4	-6	-7	-10	-11	-9	-12	-12	-12	-12	-10	-7	-4	-6	-7	-7

Freezing level m	1600	1900	2000	2050	1950	1700	1650	1700	1850	1700	1300	1200	900	1050	1350	1150	1200	1500	1550
Cloud base (m)	2300		1750	1950	5350	700	600	650	1450	650	650	700	700	700	850	900	750	1600	850

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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. 33 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 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.