Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) weather
– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
125
WNW
140
WNW
60
W
35
WSW
40
W
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
55
N
45
N
70
N
25
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
7
7
13
1
 mm
0.3
max °C
2
6
4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
min °C
-1
6
-3
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-13
-3
-10
-14
-13
-10
-8
-7
-7
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-11
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
2750
3800
2700
2150
2100
1850
1500
1700
2000
2100
2250
2150
2100
2100
2200
2250
2150
2100
Cloud base (m)
750
550
800
550
900
600
650
850
6100
600
550
500
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
161-5-6-4-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-548410-1-2-101111122118129774454676668876
Sunrise
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
54 km NNE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 269 degs) was rejected.
Baring Head
121 km ENE
150m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 28).
69
Wellington International Airport
121 km NE
201m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Haze -.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Heights Road
122 km ENE
300m alt.
53 minutes ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 27 degs) was rejected.
122 km NE
51m alt.
39 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 324).
63
124 km NE
116m alt.
42 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 222 degs) was rejected.
142 km NE
20m alt.
42 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (32 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Paekakariki
153 km NE
267m alt.
53 minutes ago
12° C
-
85
Severe gales from the NNW
(85 kph at 342).
124
156 km NE
451m alt.
51 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 255 degs) was rejected.
Kapiti Aeromodellers
159 km NE
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
12° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 7).
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* 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.

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