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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)			8000	5400		950	750	800	800	900	700	700	700	700	8550	750	1700	1850
km/h	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0.1	—	0.1	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	2	3	2
min °C	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	3	0
chill °C	-11	-8	-4	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-3	0	0	-3	-2	-5

Freezing level m	1200	1500	1750	1750	1600	1800	1800	1800	1850	1950	2000	2250	2400	2900	3050	2600	2700	2200

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 33 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 33 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 33 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 33 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 43 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Owhango 36 km NW 438m alt. 38 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.