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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	—	—	3	—	—	5	7	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	1	0	-2	-1	-1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	-2	-1	-1
min °C	1	2	1	1	1	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	1	1	1	1	1	-1	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-6	-6	-8	-5	-4	-8	-11	-10	-8	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-7	-8	-9	-9

Freezing level m	2300	2400	2250	2350	2200	2000	1300	1250	1450	2200	2250	2200	2300	2250	2150	2050	1500	1550	1450
Cloud base (m)	700	700	650	650	1500	700	650	700	750	750	700	850	2000	1650	850	850	950	900	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	10.0 km
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 104).
Waiongana wx 121 km WSW 138m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Ballance wx 123 km S 160m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Burma Rd HB 124 km ESE 414m alt. 36 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 329).
Te Mata Peak 126 km ESE 100m alt. 36 minutes ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 16).
Kihikihi wx 140 km N 75m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 50).
Tumahu wx 142 km WSW 216m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (23 kph at 38).

* 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.