– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 19 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW
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cm	12	14	17	6	2	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	0	2	3	5	7	8	9	11
min °C	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-2	-1	1	3	4	6	8	8	10
chill °C	-6	-9	-12	-13	-13	-12	-14	-13	-13	-12	-8	-6	-4	0	2	5	7	6	7

Freezing level m	1700	1900	1400	1150	1000	1050	1050	1000	1150	1100	1550	1800	2300	2700	2950	3200	3350	3400	3500
Cloud base (m)	500	500	500	550	550	500	550	550	550	700	1850	950	5200	4200

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the SSW (33 kph at 200).	10 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 245).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the S (44 kph at 190).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).	10 km
hy2c175E42S 120 km ESE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 148).	- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the SSE (22 kph at 150).	4 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Gales from the SE (65 kph at 146).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the SSE (22 kph at 150).	4 km High: scattered
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 147 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 145).

* 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.