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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the N by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	SE	NW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	NW	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	W	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	10	15	—	—	—
max°C	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	-1	-1
min°C	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	-1	-1	-2	-2
chill°C	2	1	-1	1	1	1	-4	-5	-3	-1	-2	-4	-5	-7	-9	-9	-10	-10

Freezing level (m)	2700	2450	2250	2250	2400	2400	2350	2150	2250	2300	2300	2450	2650	2500	2000	1900	1850	1700
Cloud base (m)	6900		5800		9300	5650	2750	2100	700	750	750	950	700	650	650	650	650	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the N by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 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.