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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Fri morning).
	Sat 4		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	N	N	WNW	NW	NE	NNE	ENE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	NE	E	ESE	SE	SE
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cm	—	2	1	—	1	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	0
min °C	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-9	-8	-8	-8	-11	-10	-8	-10	-9	-5	-3	-1	-4	-5	-7	-7	-8

Freezing level m	1700	1900	2000	1850	2000	1700	1500	1350	1700	2000	1950	1900	2000	1900	1750	1850	1850
Cloud base (m)	1550	700	650	800	1450	650	700	650	1850	1750		2000	1800	1750	700	650	700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Fri 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. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 0).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	5° C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 45).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Kuratau Junction 46 km NNE 452m alt. 35 minutes ago	8° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 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.