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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 26 Dec 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.
	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW
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cm	3	—	—	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	11	4	—	3	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0
chill °C	-14	-14	-12	-9	-12	-5	-7	-3	-6	-7	-9	-9	-8	-9	-7	-5	-6	-6

Freezing level m	2500	2550	2200	2200	2100	2200	2200	2400	2450	2600	2750	2800	2850	2750	3050	3150	3050	2900
Cloud base (m)	650	2750			600	2350	700	800	750		6650	800	750	500	500	550	1800	500

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 350).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).	10 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 350).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 7).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 350).	10 km Low: no cloud
SHIP8459 122 km NE 3m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C		(26 kph at —)
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Gales from the WSW (63 kph at 247).
SHIP4698 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.