– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NE	NNW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	6	1	6	8	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.1	0.8	0.4	25	18	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	3	3	3	4	6	6	5	5	2	0	-3	-9	-6	-5	-5	-3	0
min °C	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	-10	-10	-7	-7	-5	-4	-3
chill °C	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	-2	0	-2	-4	-3	-4	-21	-22	-18	-19	-15	-13	-13

Freezing level m	3400	3450	3550	3500	3700	3700	3700	3600	3850	3250	2950	2000	1700	1950	1500	1600	2350	2150
Cloud base (m)	700	6750	600	700	500	500	450	450	1950		650	450	1650	550	500	650		800

	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	8:58	—	—	8:57	—	—	8:55	—	—	8:55	—	—	8:54	—	—	8:53	—

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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. 39 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 74).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 39 minutes ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (33 kph at 120).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 39 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (28 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 39 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 150).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 39 minutes ago	14° C	-	Severe gales from the SE (78 kph at 140).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 160).	10.0 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 39 minutes ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the ESE (48 kph at 106).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 31 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (18 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 38 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.