– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).
	Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	650	750	600			850		1650	550	1750	800
km/h	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-11	-9	-8	-7	-8	-10	-11	-7	-6	-5	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-11	-11	-10	-8	-7	-10	-12	-12	-8	-7	-5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-22	-21	-21	-18	-17	-22	-27	-27	-22	-17	-14	-10	-9	-8	-8	-6	-7	-11

Freezing level m	750	850	500	800	1150	1150	1300	1200	1000	1400	1450	1850	2250	2300	2250	2500	2600	2500

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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	6° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 225).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 41 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 180).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the SW (48 kph at 220).	10 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 34 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 135).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Recent light rain.
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (16 kph at 127).

* 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.