– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct 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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Thu night).
	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)							800	500	550	500	500	500	550	550	600	650	1650
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	E	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	5	11	17	6	2	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	6	6	5	3	0	1	0	-3	-5	-8	-10	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3
min °C	2	4	5	5	4	1	0	0	-2	-4	-6	-9	-10	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4
chill °C	-1	1	2	1	1	-8	-10	-8	-8	-10	-14	-22	-24	-20	-18	-15	-14	-12

Freezing level m	3300	3500	3800	3700	3500	3400	2950	3050	2650	2150	2000	950	950	950	650	1200	1750	2200

	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—	—
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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Thu 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	18°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	10 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 37 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).

* 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.