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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 15 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 120mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15		Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE
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cm	6	18	—	—	—	3	2	4	2	1	1	—	3	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-4	-4	-2	0	3	5	0	-1	-2	0	-1	-1	0	0	0
min °C	-2	-6	-6	-4	-4	-1	1	1	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0
chill °C	-9	-15	-15	-11	-11	-8	-6	-5	-7	-7	-7	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-4

Freezing level m	1750	1400	1150	1450	1200	1750	2250	2650	2000	1850	1650	1850	1800	1750	1950	2000	2000
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1600	1650	1650	2100	1700	1550	1650	1900	1700

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	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 120mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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	6° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
ASCATC170E43S 117 km N 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Near gales from the WSW (55 kph at 251).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 26 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 298 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the W (48 kph at 259).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 105 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 18).

* 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.