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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).
	Wed 26		Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	800	750	750	1800	800	900	1800	700	650	650	650	650	650	650	700	800	750
km/h	W	W	W	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	4	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	1
min °C	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	-4	-2	-1	-4	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-5	-6	-3	0	-7	-7	-7	-8	-6	-5	-14	-11	-10	-14	-13	-11	-11

Freezing level m	2500	2300	2300	2500	2350	2500	2300	2250	2300	2150	1450	1550	1950	1750	1200	1400	1750

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sun 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. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	9°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 32 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 32 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 32 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (17 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.