– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 20 Apr 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	WNW	SSW	W	WSW
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cm	22	13	5	2	2	4	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-4	-4	-6	-8	-10	-9	-6	-5	-3	-3	-2	-1	0	1	3
min °C	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-8	-9	-12	-12	-7	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	0	1
chill °C	-17	-18	-16	-14	-16	-18	-19	-24	-24	-14	-10	-10	-7	-6	-2	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level m	1900	1400	1000	950	1050	1050	1000	1050	1150	1250	1350	1850	2300	2350	2550	2800	2900	3200
Cloud base (m)	500	500	550	650	550	550	750	700	700	850	850

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 2 hours ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the S (54 kph at 190).	10 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 276).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the S (39 kph at 190).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 190).	2 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Extremely windy from the S (109 kph at 173).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 190).	2 km High: broken
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 123 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (16 kph at 164).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 15 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.