– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	N	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	N
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	9	38	15	2	—	4	—	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5
min °C	-2	-2	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5
chill °C	-10	-10	-14	-14	-10	-10	-18	-16	-15	-13	-9	-6	-14	-14	-13	-14	-11	-10

Freezing level m	2750	2550	2450	2300	2300	1950	1900	1900	2200	1850	1950	2100	1400	1150	1150	1150	1300	1250
Cloud base (m)	750	1700	4550	2950	2000	1650	1750	1750	500	600	500	1450	600	600	600	550	750	650

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm 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.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 46 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the NW (48 kph at 320).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (26 kph at 60).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 350).	4 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 44 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 350).	4 km Low: scattered High: overcast
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 252).
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 39 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the WNW (29 kph at 300).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 29 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (5 kph from 216 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.