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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	900	8350	900	900			6700		700	800	650	600	600	600	650	700	650	650
km/h	S	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	ENE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	20	7	4	4	—	1	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	-1	-6	-7	-5	-5	-4	-6
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-5	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-8
chill °C	-4	-6	-6	-6	-5	-1	-4	-5	-7	-8	-9	-15	-19	-19	-18	-12	-11	-17

Freezing level m	1650	1800	1750	1600	1950	1950	2000	1950	1700	1850	1900	1700	1050	1000	900	1000	1200	800

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 39 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 45).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 39 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 39 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 39 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 39 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 39 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 39 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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.