– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).
	Sun 16		Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
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	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	850	600			1600	600	1650	600	1550	650	600					8400	8300
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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max °C	-10	-8	-8	-7	-8	-9	-9	-7	-6	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	1
min °C	-10	-10	-8	-7	-9	-10	-10	-8	-7	-5	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-20	-21	-18	-17	-20	-24	-24	-22	-18	-13	-10	-7	-6	-6	-8	-8	-12

Freezing level m	850	500	900	1200	1250	1250	1250	1050	1350	1450	1950	2300	2350	2400	2600	2700	3050

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW 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. 53 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 225).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 53 minutes ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 180).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).	10 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 53 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 53 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 180).
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 105 degs) was rejected.

* 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.