– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr 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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the NNW by Tue night).
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	clear	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	mod. snow	mod. snow	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	9	—	8	—	—	7	10	—	2	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-4	-1	2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-3	-4	-3	-2	-4	-3	-2
min °C	-9	-8	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-21	-20	-11	-10	-14	-10	-9	-5	-9	-14	-13	-11	-12	-12	-13	-10	-13

Freezing level m	1900	1900	2500	2700	2600	2750	2650	2500	2250	2200	2250	2200	2200	2400	2250	2400	2400
Cloud base (m)	2300				700	550	650	500	500	550			1450	500	1700	2350	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 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the NNW 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
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 249).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 260).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 210).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 324).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).	20 km Low: no cloud
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 151).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 208).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 51).

* 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.