– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	1600	500	500	550				1400	650	1400			850	550	550	650
km/h	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	-4	-8	-2	-1	-1	-1	-6	-10	-9	-6	-4	-4	-6	-2	0
min °C	-1	-6	-9	-7	-4	-4	-4	-7	-11	-12	-8	-4	-8	-8	-4	-1
chill °C	-14	-15	-19	-18	-12	-14	-15	-17	-24	-26	-21	-16	-18	-17	-13	-7

Freezing level m	2700	1700	1800	1450	2550	2350	2250	1950	1750	1500	1900	2300	1800	1350	1400	2100

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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW 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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 40).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 45 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Near gales from the NW (59 kph at 315).

* 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.