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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), mostly on Mon morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).
	Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	700	750	650	650	700	700	700	1400	850	850	1650	700	650	600	650	650	650	600
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	S	S	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	12	1	3	6
mm	—	—	14	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	4	3	1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-3	-6	-3	-1	-3
min °C	0	2	3	2	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-5	-8	-5	-2	-6
chill °C	-7	-6	-4	-4	-4	-2	-7	-5	-1	-5	-8	-8	-10	-14	-19	-15	-12	-18

Freezing level m	2000	2650	2650	2450	2100	1650	1350	1950	1800	1650	1950	1400	1750	1500	950	1050	1500	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), mostly on Mon morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri 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. 43 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 43 minutes ago	9°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 0).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 43 minutes ago	11°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 53 minutes ago	10°C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 280).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 43 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 43 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 43 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (17 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.