– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NE by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	SW	SSW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNE	NE	SW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	5	7	8	8	7	4	3	7	1	0	-1	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2
min °C	1	4	6	7	7	5	1	3	5	1	0	-4	-4	-3	-4	-6	-4	-5
chill °C	-4	1	4	4	3	-1	-8	-4	-1	-8	-9	-15	-15	-14	-13	-17	-15	-18

Freezing level m	3200	3600	3950	4000	4050	3750	3500	3450	3900	3100	2900	2450	2250	2300	2300	2050	2400	2450
Cloud base (m)		1650						600	500		650	600			6300	2400	1750

	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—
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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NE by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 78).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 40 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	-	Near gales from the ESE (56 kph at 116).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).	20 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 40 minutes ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 22 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 153).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 35 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 328 degs) was rejected.

* 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.