– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 29 May Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
		Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	2	5	1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	5	5	5	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	-1	-2	-2	0	0	0	-1
min °C	0	2	4	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-2	-2	0	0	-6	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-6	-6	-9	-10	-8	-7	-10	-10	-11

Freezing level m	2950	3300	3600	3800	3750	3050	3250	3150	3100	3100	3100	2950	2650	2400	2550	2800	2850	2750	2650
Cloud base (m)		6900	6450			600	550	550	500	500	650	2550	550	800	1900	9150		700	1600

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 262).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	4 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 35).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	20 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 319 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 40 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 6).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 221).

* 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.