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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Mon 21 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 morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)			700	700	700	750	750	800	800	850	2350	850		2150	800	700	700	700
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	9	5	1
mm	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
max °C	4	4	4	3	-1	-4	-6	-6	-7	-5	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	3
min °C	3	4	3	2	-3	-5	-6	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	1
chill °C	-3	-1	-3	-6	-11	-15	-14	-15	-15	-14	-12	-11	-8	-8	-10	-9	-7	-6

Freezing level m	3350	3500	3150	3000	1800	1200	1100	1150	600	1100	1550	1000	1500	1800	1550	1500	2000	2300

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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 morning, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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. 26 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	4°C	-	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	2°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).

* 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.