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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the S by Sun night).
		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750	700	800	700	800	2500	1000	800	1600	700	700	650	700	650	600	650
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	3	3	—	9	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	-2	-2	-6
min °C	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-2	-2	-4	-9
chill °C	-6	-4	-5	-6	-1	-3	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-4	-9	-10	-13	-21

Freezing level m	2800	2700	2400	2350	2300	2450	2300	2450	2350	2200	2250	2300	2200	1450	1600	900

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	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the S 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. 47 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 47 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 47 minutes ago	4°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 57 minutes ago	4°C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 47 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 47 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 47 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 47 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 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.