– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	light snow	light snow
km/h	W	WNW	NW	NW	W	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	WSW	W	NE
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cm	1	2	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	4	8	1	—	2	4	—	2	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-2	-2	-1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	-1
chill °C	-12	-12	-11	-11	-6	-6	-8	-11	-10	-10	-9	-7	-7	-8	-8	-5	-2	-3

Freezing level m	2200	2350	2250	2200	2400	2450	2550	2600	2650	2950	2450	2500	2850	2800	3000	3100	3100	3000
Cloud base (m)		1500	5250	1550	750	850			850	550	500	500	600	550	450	700	650	550

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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 45 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 297).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 60).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).	10 km
Wellington Airport 120 km NE 4m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).	20 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 6 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).	20 km Low: no cloud
SHIP4395 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP2269 122 km NE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3987 122 km NE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km

* 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.