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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	750	2200	950	800	1650	750	650	650	700	650	700	650	650	750	700	700	900	900
km/h	W	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	-2	-1	0	0	1	0
min °C	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	-1	-1	0	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	0	-1
chill °C	-3	0	-6	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-9	-9	-9	-13	-12	-10	-11	-11	-8	-9

Freezing level m	2300	2500	2250	2450	2400	2300	2300	2400	1750	1550	2100	1650	1250	1750	2000	1400	2500	1700

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Desert Road 15 km E 1059m alt. 54 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 54 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
National Park 18 km WNW 813m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 54 minutes ago	8°C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 54 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 54 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 54 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 54 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 54 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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.