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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).
		Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	700	750	650	700	700	900	700	750	1550	750	750	700	700	750	1550		850	1700	1000
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	11	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-3	-4	-6	-5	-5	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3
min °C	-2	-3	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-11	-13	-15	-16	-13	-12	-14	-11	-6	-6	-10	-11	-12	-10	-8	-8	-8	-7	-9

Freezing level m	1900	1550	1450	1050	850	1000	600	1200	1650	1700	1600	1750	1600	1350	1650	1600	1250	1600	1200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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. 43 minutes ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the NE (48 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the NE (37 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (30 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.