– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).
	Thu 17		Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	500	500		7400		5850	2700	1500		1450	600		4600	4950	550	550
km/h	NNW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	SW	SW
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cm	18	3	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	—	—	—	1	7	1	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-3	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-6	-12	-11	0	1	2	3	-7	-10	-10
min °C	-5	-6	-3	-3	-3	0	-1	-13	-13	-12	-6	1	2	-5	-9	-11	-13
chill °C	-14	-14	-9	-6	-7	-8	-10	-27	-25	-25	-17	-6	-4	-15	-18	-23	-22

Freezing level m	1300	1350	2250	2550	2150	2800	2700	1900	1350	1350	1400	3050	3200	3050	1200	1300	1550

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

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. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 51 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 51 minutes ago	5°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	20 km
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 38 minutes ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 51 minutes ago	1°C	Dry
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry

* 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.