– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	E	SSE	SSE	SE	S	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	22	9	1	—	2	—	3	—	—	—
mm	4	0.6	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	3	2	3	0	-1	-1	2	0	0	1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3
min °C	3	3	2	2	2	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	1	-2	-8	-8	-8	-6	-3	-7	-12	-12	-12	-11	-9	-7

Freezing level m	2750	2550	2450	2300	2300	1950	1900	1900	2200	1850	1950	2100	1400	1150	1150	1150	1300	1250
Cloud base (m)	750	1700	4550	2950	2000	1650	1750	1750	500	600	500	1450	600	600	600	550	750	650

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 268).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Near gales from the NNW (52 kph at 330).
ASCATC174E42S 78 km SE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the N (47 kph at 356).	- km
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 350).	2 km
ASCATC175E42S 91 km SE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the N (50 kph at 353).	- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNW (37 kph at 340).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 19).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 350).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 304).

* 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.