– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.
	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	800	500	500	1750		500	5600	3150	1650	1750	1850	650	6900		5800	500	650	2250
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	SW	SW
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cm	1	22	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	1	8	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	0	-6	-13	-12	0	1	2	3	-7	-10	-11
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-3	-5	-4	-1	-1	-14	-14	-13	-8	0	2	-4	-10	-10	-18
chill °C	-16	-15	-14	-8	-10	-11	-10	-8	-28	-26	-24	-20	-7	-4	-14	-21	-22	-34

Freezing level m	1900	1300	1250	2200	2300	1950	2650	2750	1900	1250	1400	1200	3000	3200	3150	1400	1650	900

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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	7°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 90).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	5°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Fresh winds from the E (30 kph at 90).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 220).	10 km
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 49 minutes ago	11°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	1°C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).

* 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.