– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Tue 5		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.2	5	4	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	11	11	9	8	7	5	6	6	6	5	6	0	2	4	5	6	3
min °C	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	6	6	5	2	0	1	2	5	6	-6
chill °C	9	8	5	5	1	-1	-2	0	0	-2	-6	-9	-6	-2	2	2	-14

Freezing level m	3500	3550	3650	3550	3350	3100	3100	3100	3200	2900	2750	2050	2100	2850	3200	3250	1250
Cloud base (m)				8950	8950	900	850	550	500	500	450	700	700				500

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 4 hours ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 264).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 4 hours ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 350).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 4 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 20).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNE (31 kph at 20).	10.0 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Near gales from the NE (52 kph at 35).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 350).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 58).
Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 138 km ENE 8m alt. 4 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).

* 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.