– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May 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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).
		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	-3	-2	0	2	4	0	-8	-7	-4
min °C	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	-4	-3	-3	-1	1	3	-12	-9	-7	-7
chill °C	1	-1	-1	-3	-8	-8	-7	-8	-12	-17	-15	-10	-5	-3	-4	-24	-22	-19	-18

Freezing level m	3550	3650	3550	3300	3100	3150	3150	3100	3050	2600	2300	2500	2550	3100	3350	1400	700	1100	1300
Cloud base (m)			9500		1750	750	550	500	500	450	700	1650	8400		7800	500	700		6700

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 255).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Strong winds from the NW (43 kph at 320).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 149 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).	20 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 136).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NNW (27 kph at 329).
Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 138 km ENE 8m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).

* 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.