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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul 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 Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	900	8550	900	850	900	1650			700	750	650	600	600	650	650	600	650	700
km/h	S	SW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	NNW	WSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	6	11	1	5	5	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-6
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-5	-7
chill °C	-4	-6	-6	-7	-5	-3	-4	-4	-8	-8	-8	-11	-12	-13	-11	-8	-12	-17

Freezing level m	1650	1800	1750	1600	1900	1900	2000	2000	1850	1850	1900	1650	1300	1300	1100	1250	1300	900

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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 Wed night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.