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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			7000	1500	700	750	650	600	600	600	650	1400	1900	700	750	800	750
km/h	S	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	14	5	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-4	-3	-4	-4	-8	-9	-9	-11	-11	-13	-12	-10	-11	-11	-11	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1950	2050	2000	2000	1750	1850	1900	1750	1350	1350	1100	1100	1300	550	1000	1250	1050

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	5:17	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat 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. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 45 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 45 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 45 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 45 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.