– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
	Sat 5		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	6750	600	650	500	500	500	550	600	700	650	1450	1500	6050		2150	1400
km/h	W	WSW	W	W	NW	SE	E	SE	NE	WSW	NNW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	1	1	16	13	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-2	-4	-1	-3	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-4	-2	-1	-1	-8	-11	-9
min °C	-8	-5	-5	-2	-5	-6	-6	-7	-6	-7	-7	-3	-2	-6	-9	-13	-14
chill °C	-22	-17	-17	-13	-10	-13	-14	-13	-10	-7	-7	-6	-7	-18	-22	-27	-26

Freezing level m	1500	2300	1950	2500	1400	1000	1000	950	1350	1400	1500	1850	2400	2250	1600	1600	850

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (37 kph at 225).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 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.