Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) weather
– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
500
900
550
650
650
500
600
500
5150
1400
550
km/h
15
W
25
W
40
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
10
NW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
9
2
1
 mm
0.2
6
0.1
max °C
4
4
3
2
-1
0
0
-1
1
2
3
2
-3
-2
1
0
-3
0
min °C
3
4
2
2
-4
-4
-1
-1
1
-1
3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
-5
-5
 chill °C
0
-1
-6
-7
-14
-15
-8
-8
-6
-9
-5
-9
-9
-10
-4
-7
-12
-11
Freezing level m
2550
2550
2450
2350
1900
1750
1900
1850
2250
1800
2950
2300
1150
1200
1350
2000
1550
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2-9-6-5-7-4-3-1-5-6-4-2-7-9-64432-3-2-1-1113-1-4-30-1-4-310119853666685113632
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mid Awatere Valley
12 km NW
478m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence
31 km SSW
488m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch
31 km NW
878m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
Ward
39 km ENE
218m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Glenveigh
44 km S
264m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
KaikouraAws
47 km S
108m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Landsdowne
47 km NW
429m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Booker Road
51 km NNE
94m alt.
58 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru
51 km WNW
608m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (41 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill
54 km SW
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 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.

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