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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	750	1800	700	850	1650	700	650	650	750	700	950	700	700	1500	600	650	650	850
km/h	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	S	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	3	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	-2	0
min °C	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	-2	-1	0	0	0	2	0	0	-3	-1
chill °C	-8	-6	-7	-5	-6	-6	-7	-9	-11	-9	-7	-7	-8	-6	-9	-8	-10	-8

Freezing level m	2300	3200	2850	2250	2350	2300	2400	2400	1400	1500	2100	2050	1950	3050	2200	2050	1300	2000

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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. 53 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 53 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 53 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 53 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).

* 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.