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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 23 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 Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		1550	700	750	650	600	600	650	650	700	850	700	700	750	750	800		800
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	6	17	7	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	0
min °C	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1
chill °C	-4	-5	-8	-9	-10	-14	-17	-16	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13	-13	-12	-11	-8	-7

Freezing level m	2000	2000	1800	1850	1950	1800	1200	1100	1050	1050	1100	0	950	1200	1000	1400	1550	1900

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

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 Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun 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	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 50 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 50 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 50 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 50 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.