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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	W	SW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	23	0.1	0.1	—	0.1	0.2	4
max °C	-1	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	6
min °C	-2	-1	-1	1	1	-1	0	2	4	5	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	5
chill °C	-9	-7	-7	-4	-6	-8	-6	-1	1	2	2	0	3	5	4	4	6	2

Freezing level m	1800	1850	2000	2250	2350	2300	1900	2700	3450	3700	3550	3400	3550	3600	3800	3700	3650	3300
Cloud base (m)	1550	1700	1650	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550	8550	1550	1600	1700	1650	1650	1700	1000	1600	1550

	7:05	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:11	—	—
	—	8:39	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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. 48 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 48 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 48 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	15° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 48 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 48 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (26 kph at 78).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 48 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 115 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 48 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 131).

* 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.