– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2050	750	750	600	600	850	500	600		5400	2600	5100
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	7	2	—	—	6	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	-4	-7	-5	-4	-4	-8	-5	-2	-3
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-1	-3	-5	-9	-6	-5	-5	-11	-7	-2	-5
chill °C	-16	-16	-14	-14	-14	-16	-16	-12	-9	-14	-16	-16	-16	-19	-26	-19	-13	-15

Freezing level m	2300	2350	1700	1500	2150	2050	2300	2700	2750	2150	1950	1850	2050	2300	1350	1200	2450	2050

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 270).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).

* 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.