– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).
		Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	500	500	550	600	700	800	650	750	1900		2650	550	500		2400	500
km/h	WNW	SE	SE	S	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	2	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	0	0	-6	-9	-11	-8	-9	-7
min °C	-4	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-2	-5	-8	-11	-13	-9	-10	-13
chill °C	-10	-12	-7	-9	-10	-9	-10	-8	-8	-16	-18	-19	-23	-21	-22	-26

Freezing level m	1200	950	1050	950	1400	1600	1350	1500	2450	2800	1950	1250	800	1100	1850	1150

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri 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. 59 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 59 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 59 minutes ago	7°C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the SSW (20 kph at 200).	10 km
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 57 minutes ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry

* 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.