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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Jun 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 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SW	NW	W	WSW	SSE	SE	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	NNE	NW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	5	5	4	4	2	1	2	2	1
min °C	-1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	2	0
chill °C	-10	-6	-3	-4	-4	-4	1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	1	0	-5

Freezing level m	1700	2000	2750	2700	3000	2300	2650	3150	3150	3450	3550	3400	2750	2300	2200	2350	2450	2150
Cloud base (m)	700	650	750	800	850	750	1600	1900	1600	700	700	700	700	750	2100		1950	1600

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Ohakea Airport 102 km S 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 280).	10.0 km
Palmerston North 118 km S 31m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
Te Awa wx 119 km ESE 21m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 240).
Karere wx 121 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 235).
Waiongana wx 121 km WSW 138m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Ballance wx 123 km S 160m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the WSW (27 kph at 248).
Burma Rd HB 124 km ESE 414m alt. 50 minutes ago	22° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 214).
Te Mata Peak 126 km ESE 100m alt. 50 minutes ago	14° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (59 kph at 249).
Kihikihi wx 140 km N 75m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.
Tumahu wx 142 km WSW 216m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (10 kph at 250).

* 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.