– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 30 Dec 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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	E	E	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	6	8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	7	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	1	2	2	3
min °C	0	-1	-1	0	1	0	1	2	2	-1	-2	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	1	2	2
chill °C	-8	-9	-9	-8	-6	-9	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-3	-7	-9	-9	-8	-3	-1	-2

Freezing level m	2900	3200	2600	3100	3150	3050	3000	3100	3250	3100	2650	2700	2500	2300	2500	2700	3200	3300	3300
Cloud base (m)	900	550	500	500	500	700	750	500	1500	2700	550	650	500	500	700	900		1550

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 54 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (10 kph at 132).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the SE (50 kph at 140).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SSE (20 kph at 150).	20 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the SSE (50 kph at 150).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	13° C	-	Extremely windy from the SE (141 kph at 125).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Near gales from the SSE (52 kph at 150).	10 km
SHIP4024 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	-	Gales from the ESE (69 kph at 106).
SHIP10029 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.