– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.
	Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	900	850			5450	4400	3300	1800	1550	5500	2550	2250	600	800	600		2150
km/h	S	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-14	-12	-10	-10	-8	-8	-7	-6	-4	-1	0	2	-7	-6	-7	-4	-4
min °C	-15	-14	-14	-11	-10	-9	-8	-8	-7	-4	-2	-1	-4	-9	-10	-7	-6	-6
chill °C	-24	-24	-26	-21	-18	-17	-15	-14	-10	-11	-10	-5	-14	-19	-18	-17	-16	-16

Freezing level m	900	1050	850	1200	1700	1800	1700	1800	1750	2050	2600	2900	3100	1800	1000	1500	2050	1900

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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 180).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 260).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 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.