– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	SE	SE	ENE	ENE	SE	NW	N	NNE	NNW	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	3	6	5	4	1	—	—
mm	—	—	1.6	5	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	0.3	—
max °C	3	5	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
min °C	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	0	-1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
chill °C	-3	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-2	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2

Freezing level m	2500	2700	2600	2750	2700	2350	2250	2050	1900	1900	1950	2250	2250	2200	2300	2300	2400	2400
Cloud base (m)			700	700	750	5050	3300	650	500	500	500	800	700	500	2800	500	600	4950

	6:56	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:58	—	—	7:00	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:03	—	—
	—	5:52	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:44	—

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 252).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 290).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 15).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 274).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (14 kph at 321).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 57).

* 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.