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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 24 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	600	600	600	600	650	650	850	700	750	1700	750					1550	800
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	W	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	5	11	6	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	0	0	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-8	-8	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-12	-13	-12	-10	-7	-7	-4	-3	-5	-6	-10

Freezing level m	1900	2000	1800	1300	1400	1250	1050	1200	600	900	1250	900	1550	1750	1800	1650	1800	1600

	7:28	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—
	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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. 50 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 0).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 50 minutes ago	6° C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 50 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 50 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 50 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 50 minutes ago	7° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).

* 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.