Current weather conditions and live observations for Ruka based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on snow-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Ruka right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather Conditions near Ruka as reported by the 5 closest weather stations (updated hourly)
Distance / Altitude	Resort	Report Date / Time	Weather	Wind	Temp.	Visibility	Cloud
20 km / 263 m	Kuusamo (Finland)	2012-05-27 14:20 local (2012-05-27 12:20 GMT)	-	light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 300 degs) (19 km/h at 220)	19 °C
79 km / 215 m	Salla (French Guiana)	2012-05-27 14:00 local (2012-05-27 12:00 GMT)	Clear skies	moderate winds from the WSW (22 km/h at 250)	19.2 °C	40 km	clear
131 km / 121 m	Pudasjarvi (French Guiana)	2012-05-27 14:00 local (2012-05-27 12:00 GMT)	Clear skies	light winds from the SW (14 km/h at 220)	19.3 °C	50 km	clear
140 km / 112 m	Kalevala (Russia)	2012-05-27 14:00 local (2012-05-27 12:00 GMT)	-	light winds from the SSW (14 km/h at 200)	20.2 °C	>50 km	scattered
156 km / 201 m	Rovaniemi(civ-mil) (French Guiana)	2012-05-27 14:00 local (2012-05-27 12:00 GMT)	Clear skies	moderate winds from the SSW (22 km/h at 210)	19.4 °C	35 km	clear
* NOTE: not all weather stations update at the same frequency which is the reason why some resorts may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include Ship synop data if a synop is submitted close to Ruka and within an acceptable time window.