– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
	Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		8850	5150	6900	5450	3000		1850	800	550	1700	700	500	500		5450	2300	500
km/h	SW	SW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-1	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-7	-5
min °C	-5	-3	0	-1	-3	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-6	-8	-8
chill °C	-14	-11	-8	-8	-13	-13	-13	-15	-14	-13	-14	-16	-16	-16	-12	-14	-16	-16

Freezing level m	1950	2350	3150	2750	2650	2550	2400	2250	2300	2000	2250	2200	2250	2250	2300	2300	1950	1550

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW 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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 225).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 58 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Strong winds from the SW (43 kph at 225).
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 135 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.