– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	6	1	13	16	7	—	2	1	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	1	0	0	-1	-2	-5	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-11	-10	-13	-10	-9	-12	-14	-15	-11	-13	-13	-14	-10	-9	-7	-11	-9	-10

Freezing level m	2500	2800	2700	2650	2750	2350	2200	2000	1950	1700	2250	2300	2300	2400	2250	2000	2250	2000
Cloud base (m)		2200	750	650	1550	3750		800	500	500	500	1700	3750	1750	1500	700	700	650

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 10).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 21).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (41 kph at 283).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 314).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (5 kph from 257 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.