– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 20 Jun 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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.
	Sat 20		Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	W	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	SSW	S	SSE
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cm	—	3	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	14	2	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-6	-7	-8
min °C	6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5	-7	-9	-12
chill °C	-3	-13	-15	-14	-11	-9	-4	-9	-9	-10	-13	-12	-14	-10	-18	-22	-26

Freezing level m	3850	2700	2100	1850	1700	1450	1750	2000	2250	2200	2050	2000	2150	2200	1250	1100	700
Cloud base (m)	500	800	650	550	650	900	1000		8450	6550	1600	550	500	500	550	850	700

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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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (18 kph at 269).
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 57 minutes ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Haze -.	Gales from the NNW (67 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: broken
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 57 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 268).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Gales from the NW (69 kph at 319).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 257 degs) was rejected.
Paremata 142 km NE 20m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (34 kph at 355).
Paekakariki 153 km NE 267m alt. 57 minutes ago	14° C	-	Extremely windy from the NNW (106 kph at 337).
Cross Creek wx 156 km NE 451m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 262 degs) was rejected.
Kapiti Aeromodellers 159 km NE 6m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	-	Gales from the NNW (65 kph at 339).

* 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.