– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Mon night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	—
mm	—	—	6	4	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2	—	—	—
max°C	9	9	8	7	5	2	-2	0	2	1	3	6	5	5	3	-2	-1	-1
min°C	8	8	6	7	3	-3	-3	-1	0	1	3	4	5	4	-3	-2	-2	-2
chill°C	4	3	0	1	0	-11	-12	-9	-7	-4	-3	-1	0	-2	-9	-6	-8	-9

Freezing level (m)	3800	3700	3550	3000	2500	1900	1450	1800	2200	2150	2550	3100	3000	2750	2100	1700	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	8700	7200	2100	650	2500	2050	500	650	1750	750	500	700		2300	1350	1400	600

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Mon night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 40 minutes ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	20° C	-	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 350).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the NNE (43 kph at 20).	10 km
SHIP3923 114 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C		Strong winds from the NW (50 kph at 310).
SHIP3504 114 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Strong winds from the NW (51 kph at 310).	- km
SHIP6050 114 km S 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Strong winds from the NW (51 kph at 310).	- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 40 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNW (33 kph at 340).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 23).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 340).	10.0 km

* 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.