– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).
		Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	N	N	N	NNW	SW	SW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	1	7	6	2	—	—	—	2	—	6	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	-1	-1	0	0
min °C	-3	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0
chill °C	-3	-7	-9	-8	-9	-9	-7	-8	-8	-8	-5	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-5	-6	-4

Freezing level m	2450	2550	2650	2700	3150	2500	3000	2900	2950	2950	3050	3200	3100	2800	2750	2700	2450	2700	2800
Cloud base (m)	700		1500	1500	500	500	500	1700	700	1850	450	2200	550	500	500	800	1950	850	550

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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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Tue morning).

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

Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed night, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 6).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	20 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 160).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 56).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 80).	20 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 34 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7281 122 km NE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP8382 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km

* 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.