– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle on Thu night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).
	Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	3	3	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	2	2	1	0	-4	0	1	2	-5	-13	-8	-5	-3	-4	-6	-7
min °C	1	1	1	1	1	-5	-4	-1	-1	-1	-9	-16	-12	-6	-5	-5	-6	-9
chill °C	-8	-9	-8	-9	-10	-18	-16	-10	-8	-10	-23	-33	-26	-17	-15	-11	-12	-20

Freezing level m	3150	3100	3150	3200	3000	2400	2150	2600	3050	3150	2300	600	700	1100	2250	2250	1700	1450
Cloud base (m)	750	550	500	500	450	500	750	700				550	1800		5600	5900

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Drizzle on Thu night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 266).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (39 kph at 330).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 270).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 41).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).	20 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (16 kph at 343).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (3 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 138 km ENE 8m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 10).

* 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.