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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 06 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 -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)						1000	750	750	750	900	700	700	700			750	1600	900
km/h	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1
max °C	-3	-3	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	2
min °C	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1
chill °C	-11	-8	-5	-6	-8	-7	-5	-4	-8	-8	-9	-8	-3	0	0	-3	-2	-5

Freezing level m	1250	1500	1650	1700	1550	1800	1800	1900	2000	2000	2050	2100	2450	2800	3150	2700	2650	2250

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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 -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon 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. 43 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 53 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).

* 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.