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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow
km/h	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	2	10	7	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	0
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-1	0
chill °C	-7	-9	-11	-14	-14	-12	-12	-10	-11	-7	-4	-3	-6	-6	-9	-9	-8	-8

Freezing level m	1900	1800	1750	1450	1350	1150	1000	1150	800	1200	1450	1150	1350	1550	1250	1450	1850	2050
Cloud base (m)	1850	600	650	650	650	700	700	800	700	700	1500	850	850	950	850	900	1650	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon 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. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 36 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 36 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 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.