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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).
		Monday 3			Tuesday 4			Wednesday 5			Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	700	800	850	700	700	750	700	850	850	750				750		750	700	800	800
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-6	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-4	-8	-10	-10	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2
chill °C	-8	-9	-11	-14	-18	-23	-23	-18	-15	-14	-11	-10	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-8

Freezing level m	1750	1500	1800	1500	950	750	500	700	950	600	1250	1400	1700	1550	1500	1850	1900	1750	1650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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. 30 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 30 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 30 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 30 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 30 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 30 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 30 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 30 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 30 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 40 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).

* 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.