– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thu 10		Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	500	800	8750		550	750	750		2800	750	650	9300	2000	6900	6550	5950
km/h	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
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cm	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-4	-2	-3	-4	-7	-5	-4	-6	-5	-3	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	0
min °C	-10	-10	-3	-4	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-4
chill °C	-14	-15	-12	-11	-11	-18	-16	-14	-16	-15	-12	-8	-7	-8	-8	-10	-16

Freezing level m	1000	900	2100	2400	1500	1300	1750	2000	1800	1750	1800	2300	2600	2600	2800	2700	2500

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	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:12	—	—	6:13	—

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 280).	20 km
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 225).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	Dry

* 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.