– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather Forecast

Kaikoura Ranges · New Zealand

Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		6050		4300	1800	800		2600	8250	650	700			2450			2300	1900
km/h	SSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-9	-7	-7	-5	-3	-1	2	1	-8	-4	-5	-5	-6	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-11	-11	-9	-8	-8	-8	-4	-2	-3	-4	-11	-9	-5	-6	-7	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-21	-18	-17	-15	-14	-8	-13	-10	-16	-15	-21	-17	-15	-15	-16	-11	-10	-10

Freezing level m	1250	1700	1800	1650	1700	1600	2050	2600	3150	3050	1300	1150	1700	2100	1700	1850	2350	2150

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Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue 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. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 3 hours ago	1°C	Dry
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 54 minutes ago	2°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 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.