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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 19 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 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	650	800	750	700		700	700	650	750	700	750	800	750	1050	1050
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	1	-2	-1	4	4	5	4	3	1	-3	-6	-6	-7	-6	-5	-3
min °C	2	1	-3	-5	-1	-1	3	3	3	3	-1	-5	-7	-7	-8	-7	-5	-4
chill °C	-4	-7	-14	-16	-10	-9	-2	-3	-3	-4	-9	-15	-15	-16	-18	-17	-12	-11

Freezing level m	2600	2250	1950	1150	1750	2900	3350	3400	3000	2800	2200	1300	1000	1150	500	1050	1450	1200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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. 37 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 37 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 37 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 37 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 250).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 37 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 37 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 37 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (20 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.