– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time

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

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Thu 7		Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S
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cm	—	6	4	9	6	1	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	2	1	1	-3	-1	1	1	-2	-8	-5	-4	-3	-5	-6	-2
min °C	1	1	1	0	-3	-5	-4	-1	1	-8	-11	-6	-4	-4	-5	-7	-6
chill °C	-9	-8	-9	-11	-16	-17	-15	-7	-8	-20	-23	-16	-15	-15	-10	-16	-14

Freezing level m	3050	3100	3200	2950	2550	2300	2150	2950	3100	2600	800	850	1850	2350	1950	1600	1850
Cloud base (m)	650	500	500	450	450	700	600				550				5750	800	3800

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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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. 2 hours ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 150).	20 km
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 283).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 20).	4 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the N (44 kph at 0).	20 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 85 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 345).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 74 degs) was rejected.
SHIP10041 130 km ENE 15m alt. 1 hour 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.