– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 08 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 08 May 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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	S
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cm	2	8	3	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	-3	0	0	1	-1	-6	-4	-3	-2	-4	-4	-1	-3	-3	-2
min °C	1	0	-2	-4	-3	-1	1	-7	-9	-4	-3	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-8	-11	-14	-15	-13	-10	-8	-19	-21	-13	-12	-13	-11	-10	-8	-11	-11	-12

Freezing level m	3100	2950	2550	2400	2400	2950	2950	2650	1000	1100	2000	2450	2250	1800	2650	2500	2350	2250
Cloud base (m)	500	450	500	1350	700	6250			550			6150	6550	750		2950	2300	2250

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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. 43 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 82).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 0).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 20).	4 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Strong winds from the NNE (43 kph at 20).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 52 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Light rain .	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: overcast High: overcast
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 114 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9974 122 km NE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP10764 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.