– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Apr 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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	3	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-2	-1	-1	1	2	3	3	1	3	4
min °C	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6	-4	-1	-1	0	2	3	1	1	2	3
chill °C	-16	-16	-18	-18	-17	-18	-17	-14	-12	-7	-7	-6	-3	-2	-3	1	-3	-2

Freezing level m	1100	1100	1200	1050	1150	1100	1450	1750	2200	2600	2750	2900	3200	3300	3250	3050	3200	3400
Cloud base (m)	750	550	550	600	550	750	1600	1550	1900	4300						5150	5950	5350

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the SW (43 kph at 230).	10 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 126).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 180).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the S (59 kph at 180).	4 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Extremely windy from the S (115 kph at 177).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the S (59 kph at 180).	4 km High: broken
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Strong winds from the SE (39 kph at 138).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (21 kph at 175).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 331 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.