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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug 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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Thu 27		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2150	900	800	1700	750	650	650	650	650	700	650	650	700	700	700	800	750
km/h	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
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mm	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	-2	-2	0	-1	0	-1
min °C	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	-1	0	1	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-1	-7	-7	-6	-7	-6	-3	-8	-7	-7	-15	-13	-12	-11	-11	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2500	2250	2550	2350	2200	2250	2300	2350	2050	2350	1600	1300	1450	1950	1550	1850	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 52 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 52 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 40).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 52 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 52 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.