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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).
	Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	700	850	700		700	700	800	750	700	800	800	750	2500	800	800	2250	750
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW
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cm	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	3	3	4	4	2	-1	-4	-5	-5	-7	-5	-4	-3	-1	-1	-2
min °C	-5	-4	-1	2	3	2	2	-3	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-16	-13	-10	-4	-3	-5	-6	-11	-15	-14	-13	-14	-15	-12	-11	-8	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1200	1350	2850	3350	3450	3150	2750	1750	1250	1250	1250	800	1000	1500	1150	1600	1950	1550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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. 36 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 36 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 36 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 36 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 36 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 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.