Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) weather
– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
125
WNW
140
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
15
N
30
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
70
N
80
N
50
NNW
35
SSW
50
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
3
6
4
9
3
3
1
 mm
0.3
0.1
max °C
3
6
3
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-11
-8
min °C
0
6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-11
-10
 chill °C
-12
-3
-12
-15
-14
-9
-7
-6
-8
-11
-12
-11
-15
-17
-9
-18
-23
-19
Freezing level m
2900
3850
2750
2200
2100
1800
1650
1850
1950
1900
2100
2200
2200
2100
2150
1400
1000
650
Cloud base (m)
700
550
700
600
850
550
650
900
1700
8500
2750
500
500
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
26-1-5-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-8-11-948410-1-1-10011110-4-7-781298745555767762-1-3
Sunrise
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:54
7:54
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
54 km NNE
50m alt.
33 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 268 degs) was rejected.
Baring Head
121 km ENE
150m alt.
43 minutes ago
14° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 46 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport
121 km NE
201m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
clear
Haze -.
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Heights Road
122 km ENE
300m alt.
43 minutes ago
15° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 287).
54
122 km NE
51m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 315).
82
124 km NE
116m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 234 degs) was rejected.
142 km NE
20m alt.
39 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 341).
93
Paekakariki
153 km NE
267m alt.
43 minutes ago
13° C
-
135
Extremely windy from the NW
(135 kph at 316).
187
156 km NE
451m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
Kapiti Aeromodellers
159 km NE
6m alt.
43 minutes ago
16° C
-
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 327).
76

* 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.

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