– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	600	500	500	550	550	600	600	700	1000			8750			9350
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW
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cm	2	1	20	37	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-3	-7	-10	-10	-8	-6	-4	-3	-3	-1	0	1	1	0	-1
min °C	-2	-6	-8	-13	-12	-9	-7	-5	-3	-4	-1	0	0	1	0	-2
chill °C	-10	-12	-16	-27	-26	-21	-18	-14	-11	-13	-8	-6	-6	-3	-4	-7

Freezing level m	2900	2300	1700	1050	900	1000	750	1500	2100	2300	2550	2800	3050	3000	2800	2550

	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:30	—	—
	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:46	—	—	7:49	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (37 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).	20 km
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).

* 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.