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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	700	1900	1700	1450	2100	1500	700	650	650	650	1750	650	700	1600	750	650	700	700
km/h	SSE	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSE	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	0	1	1	0	-1	-1	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-5	-5	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2
chill °C	-6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-8	-8	-8	-11	-11	-8	-10	-7	-8	-10	-11	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1700	2100	2000	1750	2100	1850	1600	1800	1300	1050	1650	1600	1500	1950	1300	1600	1850	1650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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. 44 minutes ago	1°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 44 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 44 minutes ago	2°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 44 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	0°C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 44 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 44 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 44 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 44 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 44 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 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.