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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).
	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 1			Sunday 2			Monday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		1650	750	800	700	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	700	850	700	700	950	850
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	2	4	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	-4	-5	-4	-7	-8	-7	-5	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-1	0	-2	-1	-1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-7	-8	-8	-6	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-4	-4	-9	-9	-9	-13	-15	-16	-13	-12	-14	-19	-16	-11	-11	-9	-7	-9

Freezing level m	1950	1850	1600	1700	1750	1900	1500	1300	1300	950	750	500	850	1250	1500	1450	1650	1550

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat 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. 31 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	9° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).

* 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.