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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).
	Thu 20		Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1850		750	1600	750	750	750	700	700	650	750	750	950	900	800	950	750
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	-2	-2	-1	0	1	1	0
min °C	0	0	0	1	-1	-1	1	0	1	0	-3	-3	-1	-1	0	1	0
chill °C	-5	-5	-5	-4	-8	-8	-6	-8	-8	-9	-13	-11	-7	-6	-5	-4	-6

Freezing level m	2300	2100	1900	2350	1850	1500	2250	2000	2200	2100	1500	1250	1800	1550	1850	2550	1900

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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. 55 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 55 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 55 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 55 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 150).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 55 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 55 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 55 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 55 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 55 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 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.