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Ruapehu
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time

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3 Ruapehu Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night).
	Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	700	800	700	750		750	700				1700	800	750	950	700	650	650	650
km/h	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	0	0	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-3	-3
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4
chill °C	-9	-10	-12	-12	-10	-10	-6	-3	-5	-6	-6	-8	-10	-9	-10	-11	-14	-15

Freezing level m	1050	1250	700	950	1250	1100	1600	1900	1950	1900	1800	1850	1550	1750	1900	1700	1650	1400

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Ruapehu Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ruapehu is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Ruapehu Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Thu 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. 31 minutes ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Waiouru, Aqueduct Hill 16 km SE 996m alt. 31 minutes ago	2° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Waiouru North 18 km SE 879m alt. 31 minutes ago	3° C	No weather report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Mangatepopo Road Automatic Weather Station 19 km N 870m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
National Park 19 km WNW 820m alt. 31 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
South Waiouru 24 km SSE 791m alt. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Moturoa Automatic Weather Station 27 km NE 714m alt. 31 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Raetihi Automatic Weather Station 29 km SSW 504m alt. 31 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tongariro 30 km NNE 626m alt. 31 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Kakatahi 33 km S 511m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).

* 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.