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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	800	850		800	800	1750		6600	950	700	700	650	600	600	650	650	600	600	650
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	7	3	1	4	4	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-7	-7	-3	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-5	-7	-7	-5	-4	-7	-9
chill °C	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-5	-1	-4	-6	-7	-9	-10	-15	-18	-19	-15	-10	-17	-19

Freezing level m	1450	1700	1800	1650	1600	1950	1850	1900	1900	1650	1850	1900	1700	1000	950	1000	1150	1300	600

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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 Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 27 minutes ago	0° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 27 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 27 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 27 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 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.