– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	500	600	550			8600	1350	2100	1800	2550	2000	1700	550	600	9350			6600
km/h	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-8	-2	-2	0	-1	-3	-9	-9	-8	-7	-8	-6	-3	1	2	3	3
min °C	-6	-9	-7	-3	-3	-3	-6	-11	-12	-9	-7	-10	-7	-5	-1	1	3	2
chill °C	-15	-19	-18	-11	-12	-14	-18	-24	-26	-22	-18	-20	-17	-15	-7	-5	-3	-5

Freezing level m	1800	1850	1450	2500	2450	2450	2200	1850	1500	1850	2100	1600	1250	1850	2750	3100	3300	3300

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat 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. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (35 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	10 km
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 41 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).

* 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.