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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	NW	W	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1
min °C	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-3	-4	-2	-7	-8	-9	-10	-8	-7	-11	-10	-10	-7	-7	-5	-6	-9	-10	-12

Freezing level m	2200	2100	2150	2000	1850	1800	1800	1800	1850	1750	1600	1500	1500	1700	1800	1700	1850	1900	1750
Cloud base (m)						900	750	800	650	750	650	650	750	2150	1700	850	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE 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. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 40 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (6 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.