– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 08 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 08 May Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
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cm	3	9	6	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	0	-4	0	1	2	1	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1
min °C	1	0	-4	-4	-2	0	2	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-8	-11	-17	-16	-12	-7	-6	-15	-14	-13	-13	-10	-8	-11	-10	-8	-9	-9

Freezing level m	3050	2950	2500	2300	2450	3000	3100	3000	1300	1100	1900	2500	2450	2300	2200	2400	2600	2650
Cloud base (m)	500	450	500	750	1500				550	750		6150	6200		8400	7400

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 60).	10 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 42).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 350).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NE (37 kph at 40).	2 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 20).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 241).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 20).	20 km
SHIP3915 122 km NE 3m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C		(37 kph at —)
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 259).
SHIP5719 122 km NE 3m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C		(39 kph at —)

* 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.