– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	N	E	ENE	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	3	13	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	-3	-3	-5	-5	-2	2	3	4	5	3	2	5	6	7	6	4	2	4
min°C	-6	-5	-4	-7	-5	-4	-1	2	3	3	1	1	4	6	6	3	2	1	3
chill°C	-14	-13	-10	-17	-14	-12	-8	-5	-4	-6	-6	-7	-3	1	-1	-7	-6	-6	-4

Freezing level (m)	2700	1950	2200	1650	2000	2450	2900	3150	3250	3300	3250	3050	3500	3700	3750	3950	3550	3050	3400
Cloud base (m)	500	500	450	500	1900				3800	5550	7050	2000	850	4700		9200		2600	6600

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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 Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 59 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 46).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (35 kph at 150).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 150).	20 km
SHIP3609 119 km ENE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP9618 120 km ENE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 190).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (57 kph at 159).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 149 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.