– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

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

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).
	Sat 18		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	—	8	87	13	13	11	5	3	1	—	1	6
mm	1.7	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	2	2	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-3
min °C	3	2	2	1	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4
chill °C	-1	-3	-4	-1	-6	-8	-6	-11	-11	-10	-9	-11	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13

Freezing level m	2500	2450	2250	2250	1700	1850	1900	1400	1300	1250	1500	1450	1300	1150	1000	1150	1450
Cloud base (m)	2200	4000	3200		550	1600	550	500	500	500	650	650	550	550	550	1950	550

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 244).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).	10 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 359).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).	10 km Low: few
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 282).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 39 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 342).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 35 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (2 kph from 312 degs) was rejected.

* 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.