– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).
	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	NNE	SW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	17	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	8	2	4	6	4	0	-1	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-2	-8	-5	1
min °C	8	8	5	1	4	4	1	0	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-8	-8	-8	-3
chill °C	5	4	-1	-8	-2	0	-7	-7	-15	-16	-16	-15	-16	-14	-22	-20	-20	-12

Freezing level m	4050	4050	3850	3150	3550	3750	3450	2850	2400	2100	2200	1900	2100	2400	1950	1800	1900	2250
Cloud base (m)				2400	450	7350	6450	2850			2150	5250	6400		1900	800	1450	8050

	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—
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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed 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. 43 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 243).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 43 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 43 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 43 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 279 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 43 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 43).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 240).

* 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.