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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).
	Thu 6		Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)			5650		900	750	1000	850	900	700	800	700	1550		6150	900	800
km/h	S	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.4
max °C	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3
min °C	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	2
chill °C	-8	-4	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-9	-8	-9	-6	-7	-3	-2	0	-3	-4

Freezing level m	1500	1750	1800	1650	1800	1900	1900	1950	2000	2100	2050	1950	2450	2700	2900	2650	2500

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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. 58 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 58 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 58 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 58 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 58 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 58 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 58 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 58 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 58 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).

* 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.