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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu night).
	Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	750	5500	2150	700	700	700	700	950	750		1800		2550	700	750	1550	750	650
km/h	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	9
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	—
max °C	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
min °C	-1	0	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
chill °C	-5	-4	-6	-8	-8	-11	-10	-8	-8	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-6

Freezing level m	1750	2050	1950	2000	2000	1800	1600	1800	1650	2200	2500	2450	2450	2400	2350	2350	2350	2300

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Thu 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. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 49 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 49 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 49 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.