– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time

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3 Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			2100	800	500	650	500	500	500	500	500	600	700	850	1500
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	ENE	ENE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	4	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	1	0	3	2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	0	2	4
min °C	-2	-1	-3	0	0	2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-2	-1	1	2
chill °C	-12	-8	-12	-7	-8	-6	-6	-8	-8	-7	-10	-9	-7	-1	-1	-2

Freezing level m	1650	2000	1550	2300	2000	2400	1800	1150	1100	1050	1100	1250	1250	1800	2150	2950

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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Drizzle on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras). 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 55 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 55 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 55 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 55 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 55 minutes ago	13°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 220).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 53 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 55 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (56 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 55 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 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.