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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).
		Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	6150	3450	2500	700	1550	2050	900	6150	2050	1850	1800	1800	700	700	700	700
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	ENE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	2	0.2	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	-3	-5	-6
min °C	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	-3	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	0	0	1	-2	-2	-11	-13	-15	-16

Freezing level m	2500	2350	2300	2250	2200	2400	2350	2450	2350	2300	2350	2400	2000	1100	950	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSE 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. 50 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 45).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 50 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 50 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 45).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 50 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 50 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.