– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNE	E	ESE	N	NNE	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	7	—	3	16	—	2	22	—	—	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-4	-1	1	0	0	-1	-1	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-2
min °C	-8	-9	-8	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4
chill °C	-21	-21	-20	-11	-9	-12	-10	-9	-10	-6	-11	-16	-11	-12	-6	-12	-11	-10

Freezing level m	1800	1900	1850	2400	2950	2650	2800	2650	2550	2300	2300	2000	2300	2100	2050	2100	2350	2200
Cloud base (m)	3100	2250				750	600	1500	550	5800	1350	500	8350	750	500	650	2050	500

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the WSW (39 kph at 250).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 245).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (39 kph at 300).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 220).	10 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 320).	10 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 298).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 320).	10 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 276).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 278).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 46 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 141).

* 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.