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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon night).
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
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	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	clear
km/h	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW
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max °C	-2	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1
chill °C	-14	-13	-12	-11	-8	-9	-7	-2	-3	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-10	-6	-4	-2

Freezing level m	1500	1300	1150	1200	1250	850	1150	1450	1100	1250	1600	1450	1700	1800	1900	2000	2050	2200
Cloud base (m)	650	650	650	1450	750	750	700	1500	900	750	950	1550	950	800	850	700	750	950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW 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. 3 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the S (37 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).

* 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.