– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

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

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	600	850	650	700	1650	6900	3100	500	550	6650			500	800	1700	2250	1900	650
km/h	WSW	NW	NE	SW	W	WSW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	-7	-11	-7	-5	-4	-4	-7	-8	-7	-6	-6	-3
min °C	-5	-6	-6	-4	-3	-5	-8	-13	-12	-6	-5	-7	-8	-8	-8	-6	-7	-6
chill °C	-9	-6	-9	-7	-7	-12	-16	-24	-21	-15	-13	-18	-19	-18	-20	-16	-17	-16

Freezing level m	1350	1400	1200	1400	2350	2550	1700	950	600	1350	2050	1850	1200	1800	1700	1900	2050	1750

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat 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	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 45).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 53 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.