– Lat/Long: 42.00° S 173.66° E

Mt Tapuaenuku (Kaikouras)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time

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

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.
	Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2100	800	750	600	600	750	500	850	6950	5450				400		800	2050	700
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	9	1	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-2	-1	1	-5	-4	-2	-9	-6	-3	-4	-3	-6
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-3	-1	-3	-5	-5	-7	-9	-9	-6	-5	-4	-7
chill °C	-15	-16	-13	-14	-13	-18	-16	-12	-12	-16	-16	-20	-20	-19	-17	-16	-14	-17

Freezing level m	2250	2300	1750	1500	2150	2050	2250	2650	2600	2050	2250	2250	1750	1900	2000	1700	2400	1200

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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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
Mid Awatere Valley 12 km NW 478m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Upper Clarence 31 km SSW 488m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tor Darroch 31 km NW 878m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 225).
Ward 39 km ENE 218m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Glenveigh 44 km S 264m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
KaikouraAws 47 km S 108m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 300).	20 km
Landsdowne 47 km NW 429m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Booker Road 51 km NNE 94m alt. 42 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Ngaruru 51 km WNW 608m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill 54 km SW 1252m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).

* 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.