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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	14	4	1	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	1	2	4	4	7	5	3	4
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	3	3	4	5	2	2
chill °C	-10	-12	-15	-12	-10	-9	-6	-6	-5	-1	-3	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1	-4	-5

Freezing level m	2200	2600	2150	2400	2700	2750	2600	2750	2750	2750	2900	3100	3450	3400	3850	3700	3350	3250
Cloud base (m)		1700	600	500	500	500	750	750	550	700	850	1900		1900	9250			550

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Near gales from the SSW (59 kph at 210).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 51 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 227).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Near gales from the S (57 kph at 190).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SSW (20 kph at 200).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Gales from the SSW (72 kph at 200).	2 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Extremely windy from the SSW (144 kph at 198).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Gales from the SSW (72 kph at 200).	2 km High: broken
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 114 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Strong winds from the NE (45 kph at 51).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 78 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.