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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug 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 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	850	1900	900	750	950	750	750	700	700	700	700	750	800	1000	750	700	900	700
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW
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max °C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1
min °C	-1	0	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	-2	-3	-2	0	-1	0	0	0
chill °C	-7	-5	-6	-5	-5	-8	-8	-8	-8	-9	-11	-13	-9	-5	-7	-7	-7	-8

Freezing level m	1400	2250	1900	1800	2300	1850	1500	2200	2000	2200	2100	1300	1350	2150	1700	1600	2050	2250

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon 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
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 36 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 36 minutes ago	4° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 36 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station 19 km SSE 820m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 36 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 36 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 36 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 36 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 36 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).

* 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.