– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).
		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WSW	SW	SSW	WNW	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	1	0	2	5	6	5	5	4	-3	-1	2	5	7	9	8	10	12	12
min °C	2	0	0	1	2	5	5	5	0	-4	-3	1	3	6	9	7	8	11	12
chill °C	-2	-3	-3	-1	2	4	4	1	-4	-12	-12	-6	-2	3	8	5	8	10	12

Freezing level m	2750	2250	2150	2250	2750	2850	3000	2950	2550	1500	1300	2450	2700	3300	3500	3500	3650	3700	3800
Cloud base (m)	600	550	550	850	2300	2100	2800	8300	1500	650	650			9300	6750	5850

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm 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	12° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SSW (30 kph at 200).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 25).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the S (41 kph at 180).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 190).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 190).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 190).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 13 degs) was rejected.
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 317).

* 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.