– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).
		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	9	1	4	18	5	3	—	—	—	2	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1
min °C	-8	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-20	-11	-10	-12	-9	-9	-12	-14	-14	-12	-14	-13	-13	-12	-10	-10	-12	-12	-11

Freezing level m	1950	2500	2750	2650	2900	2750	2450	2250	2100	2200	2000	2200	2600	2300	2350	2450	2450	2450	2450
Cloud base (m)				700	800	750	3850		650	600	650	500	600	550	2350	2800	750	1500	650

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) at the specific elevation of 2885 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. 40 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 247).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 280).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	20 km
hy2c175E42S 101 km ESE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 235).	- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 33).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	10 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 52 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).

* 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.