– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	20	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	2	4	2	3
min °C	5	0	-3	-3	-2	-4	-3	-1	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	4	1	-2
chill °C	0	-4	-8	-12	-12	-16	-14	-7	-9	-6	-7	-4	-4	-7	-6	-3	-6	-11

Freezing level m	3750	3300	2400	2100	2400	2100	2050	2500	2450	2450	2600	2600	2600	2750	2900	3600	3100	2850
Cloud base (m)	500	550	700	2650	850	550	500	700	650	2400	700	500	650	750	650	7900	2900

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 57 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 326 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the S (41 kph at 170).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 10).	10 km
SHIP5950 96 km NW 3m alt. 3 hours ago	29° C
SHIP8405 96 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2880 96 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP7036 96 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Near gales from the SSE (57 kph at 164).

* 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.