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Ruapehu Weather Forecast

North Island Volcanics · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	650	650	750	700	950	750	850	2100	850	800	2250	850	700	1650	700	600	650	700
km/h	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	S	SSW
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cm	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	8	15	2
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	0	-3	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-4	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	1	1	-6	-6
min °C	3	-2	-5	-6	-7	-8	-7	-5	-5	-3	-2	-3	-4	-1	0	-3	-7	-8
chill °C	-4	-10	-14	-14	-14	-17	-16	-11	-11	-7	-8	-9	-11	-9	-7	-11	-19	-20

Freezing level m	3050	1950	1250	1100	1200	650	1050	1450	1100	1450	1850	1350	1400	1900	2150	2150	950	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSW by Sun 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. 46 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 46 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 46 minutes ago	3°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 46 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 46 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 46 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 46 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 46 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 46 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 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.