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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
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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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu 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

	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	5	5	7	9	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	4	1	1	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	0	-1	-2	-3	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	-2	-2	-4	-6	-6	-5	-3	-3
chill °C	-9	-8	-8	-7	-5	-6	-10	-10	-10	-8	-10	-10	-11	-15	-14	-11	-8	-7

Freezing level m	1750	1650	1600	1650	1700	1750	1700	1700	1450	1550	1700	1450	1300	1200	1000	850	1200	1100
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1600	1550	1750	2150	1600	1600	1600	1650	2250	1700	1750	1700	1700	1650	1650	1650

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Aoraki/Mount Cook. 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).	20 km
lightning 66km NNW of Wanaka 119 km SW 326m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Light rain and snow showers.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 310).	1 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 27).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (106 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
lightning 8km S of Greymouth 146 km NE 55m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 358).

* 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.