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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).
	Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
km/h	N	N	N	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	S	ESE	SE	SE	SSE
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cm	—	—	4	1	—	2	13	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-8	-9	-10	-8	-8	-8	-11	-8	-8	-9	-6	-7	-4	-3	-4	-8	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1850	1800	1850	1900	1850	1800	1500	1500	1400	1650	1800	1750	1850	1900	1900	1700	1750	1800
Cloud base (m)	9200	1550	750	650	800	700	650	650	800	750	1700	1500		1800	6250	1650	750	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu 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	5° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NE (39 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 35 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 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.