– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	600	550	650	500	500	500	600	700	800	700	850			5450	1600	550
km/h	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SE	N	N	WSW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	18	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4
mm	—	—	0.9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	0	3	2	-4	-4	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	2	2	-3	-3	-5
min °C	0	0	2	-4	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-1	1	-1	-3	-3	-7
chill °C	-7	-7	-6	-8	-12	-9	-7	-2	-2	-2	-4	-3	-8	-10	-7	-16

Freezing level m	2400	2000	2450	1350	900	1000	850	1650	1550	1550	1750	2350	2650	1650	1650	1000

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 39 minutes ago	12°C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 38 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 39 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 315).

* 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.