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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	800	1650				700	700	650	600	600	600	650	800	650	750	800	650	700
km/h	SW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-7	-5	-5	-4
min °C	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-9	-6	-6	-6
chill °C	-7	-4	-3	-4	-4	-8	-8	-9	-10	-12	-13	-12	-8	-11	-19	-16	-15	-15

Freezing level m	1650	1950	2000	2000	2000	1750	1800	1950	1900	1450	1200	1050	1000	1200	400	700	1000	650

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds 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. 26 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 26 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 26 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 26 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 26 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 26 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 26 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 26 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 26 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 36 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 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.