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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Jun Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).
		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	SE	E	E	E	E	SSE	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S
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max°C	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	1
min°C	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0
chill°C	-4	-7	-6	-7	-6	-1	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-10	-9	-7	-7	-7	-6

Freezing level (m)	1950	1550	1500	1450	1600	1850	1750	1600	1800	1700	1950	2100	1900	1800	1850	1750	1900	1800	2150
Cloud base (m)	8050	900	950	950	750	1950		1650	1750	1000	2250	700	700	700	800	750	950	750	6600

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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 Sun night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 33 minutes ago	-4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	-1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	-2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.