– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).
	Tue 8		Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	850	600	750		6600	2700	500	850	6400	6350		500		650		2150	1900
km/h	WNW	NE	SSW	W	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	-7	-11	-6	-4	-4	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5
min °C	-6	-6	-4	-3	-6	-9	-12	-12	-5	-4	-8	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8	-7
chill °C	-6	-8	-6	-7	-14	-16	-21	-21	-14	-11	-15	-16	-16	-20	-18	-16	-15

Freezing level m	1450	1300	1550	2400	2650	1700	950	750	1600	2200	1700	1250	1950	1400	1600	1900	1750

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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 -1°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 330).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 45).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the S (19 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.