– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Tue 25		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		5450	2350	800	650	600	600	950	500	550	7800	8150	1950			700	550
km/h	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	NNW	WNW	NW	S	S	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	10	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-7	-12	-10
min °C	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-4	-3	-3	-5	-11	-14	-16
chill °C	-6	-9	-16	-16	-13	-14	-13	-17	-16	-14	-9	-9	-9	-12	-17	-28	-30

Freezing level m	2700	2600	2400	2300	1450	1500	2300	2100	2250	2550	2500	2200	2350	2200	1700	1050	650

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Near gales from the SW (52 kph at 225).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (28 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 51 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 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.