– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep 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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).
		Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			2100	800	500	650	500	500	500	500	500	600	700	850	1500
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	NNW	NNE	ENE	SE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	1	24	6	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-5	-2	-4	-2	-2	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-3	-3	-1	0
min °C	-7	-7	-8	-6	-5	-2	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-1
chill °C	-22	-18	-22	-18	-17	-14	-11	-13	-12	-10	-14	-13	-12	-7	-7	-8

Freezing level m	1650	2000	1550	2300	2000	2400	1800	1150	1100	1050	1100	1250	1250	1800	2150	2950

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 225).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (33 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (59 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).

* 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.