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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	W	W	W	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	N	N
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cm	1	—	—	3	4	8	—	1	—	3	12	—	—	—	3	2	2	3
mm	—	—	—	—	29	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-3	-1	4	4	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1
min °C	-5	-4	-4	-2	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
chill °C	-14	-12	-11	-9	-6	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-4	-4	-6	-7	-5	-2	-6

Freezing level m	1200	1450	1150	1700	2250	2450	1800	1850	1750	1750	1650	1550	1850	2150	1950	2000	2000	2150
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550	1750	1550	1550	1550	1750	1550	1650	1800	1600	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Fri night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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	6° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 330).
lightning 39km SW of Hokitika 83 km NNE 0m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 48 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).
lightning 105km N of Wanaka 97 km SW 0m alt. 58 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 48 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 210).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (8 kph at 304).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 48 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 259).

* 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.