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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
	Tue 22		Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	650	750	700	800	750	750	2150	850	850	2400	800	750	1650	700	650	650	700
km/h	W	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW
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cm	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	4	—	—
max °C	0	-3	-5	-6	-7	-6	-4	-4	-1	-1	-3	-1	0	2	3	-5	-3
min °C	-2	-4	-5	-7	-8	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-3	-1	0	2	-5	-3
chill °C	-10	-13	-12	-14	-17	-16	-11	-11	-7	-7	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-16	-12

Freezing level m	1950	1250	1200	1100	600	1050	1500	1100	1500	1900	1500	1550	2000	2150	2600	1300	1050

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	6:13	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	7:16	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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. 48 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 48 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 48 minutes ago	5°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 48 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 230).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.