– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).
		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light snow	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	N	N	SW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW
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cm	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
mm	0.4	12	10	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	7	3	4	6	3	0	-2	-3	-5	-6	-5	0	1	-6	-4	1	2	1	1
min °C	5	1	3	4	2	-1	-4	-5	-6	-7	-5	-3	-6	-7	-6	-3	2	-1	-1
chill °C	0	-7	0	-1	-6	-10	-15	-14	-14	-12	-13	-11	-16	-17	-15	-12	-7	-11	-11

Freezing level m	3800	3050	3550	3750	3300	2950	2400	2250	2200	1950	1950	2450	2600	1950	2150	2350	3200	3000	3000
Cloud base (m)		2050	450	5600	7100	5950	2200		2450	2200	4050	2200	6550	1900	2350	8050	7600	1800	700

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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 23mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, stormy winds from the W 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. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	10 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 248).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 30).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 180).	20 km
SHIP8703 90 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3048 90 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7804 90 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3186 90 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C
SHIP6831 90 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C
SHIP5117 90 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C

* 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.