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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.
	Thu 13		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	800	700	800	650	650	700	850	800	700	850	700	700	700	700	700	750	800
km/h	N	N	NE	E	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	1	1	5	—	—	1	2	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	-3	-5	-6	-8	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2
min °C	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	-2	-4	-6	-9	-9	-7	-6	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-9	-12	-16	-21	-21	-18	-16	-13	-11	-12

Freezing level m	2450	2350	2250	2250	2300	2350	2350	2150	1300	950	650	700	950	850	1150	1250	1150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 60).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).

* 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.