– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	NE	NW	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW
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mm	21	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	7	4	0	-2	-4	-6	-6	-3	0	0	-6	-3	0	2	2	1
min °C	1	4	5	2	-2	-4	-4	-7	-7	-5	-3	-8	-7	-7	-2	1	1	0
chill °C	-7	0	0	-6	-12	-15	-14	-14	-7	-13	-12	-20	-18	-17	-12	-7	-10	-11

Freezing level m	3100	3600	3700	3500	2850	2450	2200	2200	2050	2000	2550	2250	1950	2100	2500	3000	3150	3000
Cloud base (m)	1750	450	7450	6450	6000	2000		2450	2900		8950	2000		2600	4250	5200	1850	1750

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

The weather forecast for Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras) is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	50 m
Blenheim 54 km NNE 50m alt. 39 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 265).
CapeCampbellAws 59 km ENE 6m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 190).
NelsonAeroAws 86 km NW 6m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	20 km
Wellington Airport 121 km NE 4m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 230).	2 km
Baring Head 121 km ENE 150m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSW (30 kph at 192).
Wellington International Airport 121 km NE 201m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 230).	2 km
Heights Road 122 km ENE 300m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 284 degs) was rejected.
Miramar wx 122 km NE 51m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the S (10 kph at 178).
Wellington 124 km NE 116m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	Light rain.	Calm (3 kph at 45).

* 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.