– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the SW by Thu night).
	Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	clear
Cloud base (m)		1950	650	600	550	500	500	500	500	600	600	500	850	1650		2750	500	550
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	NW	NNE	ENE	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	1	1	25	7	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-3	-5	-2	-2	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-3	0	0	-7	-12	-8
min °C	-7	-8	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-6	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2	-4	-8	-13	-13
chill °C	-18	-22	-17	-17	-15	-11	-11	-8	-13	-12	-11	-9	-6	-5	-14	-15	-24	-25

Freezing level m	2050	1550	2200	2000	2250	2250	1150	1100	1050	1100	1300	1350	1900	2450	2950	1700	1150	950

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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 -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the SW by Thu 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	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 37 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).

* 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.