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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. 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 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow
Cloud base (m)	700	700	750	600	650	650	700	1650	1500	1750	850	1600	700	650	600	650
km/h	W	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	ESE	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	3
mm	—	—	0.9	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	-4	-5
min °C	-1	0	2	3	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-4	-5
chill °C	-9	-7	-6	-5	-6	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-6	-8	-9	-12	-12

Freezing level m	2000	2000	2700	2650	2200	2150	1700	2000	2050	2100	1950	2050	1700	1650	1300	1200

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	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—

Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon morning. 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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. 48 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	No weather report.	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 48 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 48 minutes ago	8°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.