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

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. 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 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
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	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	700	750	750	800	1950	850	850	1900	700	650	700	700	700		700	650	750	700
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
min °C	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	-2	-1	-2	-3	0	0	-1
chill °C	-4	-5	-6	-3	0	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-7	-11	-10	-10	-13	-9	-9	-10

Freezing level m	2700	2400	2350	2250	2500	2300	2500	2300	2300	2100	2100	1650	1650	1950	1450	1850	2100	2150

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. 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):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, 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. 35 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 35 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 35 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 35 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 35 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 35 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 35 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 35 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 35 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	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.