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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 05 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Fri morning).
	Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
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	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	SE	SW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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max °C	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-2	-3	-4
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-5
chill °C	-7	-7	-7	-10	-9	-8	-9	-3	-3	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-10	-12	-12	-14

Freezing level m	1900	1950	1900	1600	1600	1900	1700	2000	2000	1750	1700	1700	1900	1850	1950	1400	1350	1100
Cloud base (m)	650	1550	1500	750	650	750	750	1900	1850	1500	650	600	1700	650	650	650	650	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 47 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 47 minutes ago	11° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.

* 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.