– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 25 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 Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).
	Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6900		5700	2350	800	600	600	650	800	550	500		6450	6700		2900
km/h	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-4	-3	-3	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-4	-9	-4
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-4	-2	-2	-3	-9	-11	-9
chill °C	-8	-6	-10	-16	-16	-14	-14	-14	-17	-16	-13	-12	-8	-9	-12	-22	-23	-21

Freezing level m	2800	2650	2600	2450	2300	1450	1500	2100	2100	2250	2450	2250	2400	2600	2750	2150	1900	1350

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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 Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 270).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 35 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (41 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).

* 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.