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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1700	1600	1850	1450	650	650	650	650	850	650	650	800	700	700	800	850
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	-2	-1	-2	0	0	0
min °C	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-4	-3	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-6	-5	-5	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-10	-12	-11	-10	-12	-8	-5	-5

Freezing level m	2050	1900	2200	1950	1750	1800	1350	1250	1900	1650	1400	1750	1300	1700	2050	1950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 50).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.