– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep 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 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 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).
	Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14			Tuesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2850	500	850	8550		650	700	650		2400	850		9250	6700	6050			1700
km/h	WNW	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-9	-4	-2	-3	-4	-7	-6	-5	-7	-5	-3	-2	-2	-2	0	0	0
min °C	-8	-10	-10	-3	-3	-6	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-4	-2	-2	-2	0	0	-6
chill °C	-15	-14	-14	-12	-12	-17	-20	-18	-15	-16	-16	-11	-8	-8	-6	-7	-8	-16

Freezing level m	1750	1050	900	2050	2450	1550	1400	1600	1900	1750	1700	2000	2250	2550	2600	2850	2850	2300

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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 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):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W 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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 48 minutes ago	6°C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the SW (41 kph at 220).	10 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 48 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 48 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Fresh winds from the S (35 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.