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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	700	650	600	600	600	650	700	800	700	700	750	750	750	950		750	900	750
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	3	14	7	11	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-1	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	0	0	1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-1	0	0	-4	-5	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	0	-1	0	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-8	-7	-9	-13	-14	-16	-14	-11	-11	-10	-10	-8	-7	-3	-4	-3	-6	-7	-8

Freezing level m	1800	1850	1950	1700	1300	1150	1000	1100	1250	600	1000	1250	1050	1900	1850	2100	1750	1750	1700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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. 28 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 28 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 58 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 28 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 28 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 28 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.

* 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.