– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 06 May 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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).
	Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	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	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SE	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	8	6	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	-2	-5	-6	-3	0	2	-5	-5	-3	-3
min °C	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	-5	-5	-8	-8	-2	2	-7	-6	-3	-4
chill °C	-1	-2	-7	-8	-9	-8	-8	-10	-19	-18	-15	-16	-10	-7	-18	-16	-11	-7

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3250	3150	3050	3150	3000	3150	2300	2000	2050	1350	2600	3200	1350	950	1650	2000
Cloud base (m)			9500	800	550	550	500	450	500	750	1650	600			500

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 10).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (48 kph at 330).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	10 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 38 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Near gales from the ENE (57 kph at 72).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 341).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 237).

* 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.