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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 07 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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	ENE	ENE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	WNW	W	WNW	NNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	0	-1	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3
min °C	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-6	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-13	-13	-13	-12	-11	-11	-10	-6	-6	-3	-3	-6

Freezing level m	1950	2100	2000	1900	1700	1750	1500	1250	1300	1200	1150	850	1000	1300	1050	1250	1500	1300
Cloud base (m)	6600	2050	2050	2550	1550	650	650	650	650	700	700	700	700	850	900	800	1550	950

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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. 40 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 40 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 40 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Taumarunui Automatic Weather Station 49 km NW 186m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 315).

* 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.