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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 17 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 17 Oct 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 Sat morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).
		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	SW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	1	11	4	3	2	1	1	8	43	20	2	—	1	—	—	7
mm	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	4	53
max°C	-1	-1	-1	-1	2	1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-2	1	-1	-3	-2	1	3	4	5
min°C	-2	-1	-2	-2	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-4	-4	-2	-2	3	3	1
chill°C	-6	-7	-9	-10	-8	-6	-8	-7	-7	-11	-12	-11	-13	-13	-10	-10	-4	-4	-6

Freezing level (m)	1500	1650	1650	1650	1900	2150	1750	1500	1500	1400	1300	1500	1550	1400	1600	1300	3150	2800	2950
Cloud base (m)	1600	2000	1600	1500	1500	1500	1750	1550	1600	1550	1650	1450	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1450

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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 Sat morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 308).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 70).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 70).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 346).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 223 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.