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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 26 Dec 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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).
		Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	light snow	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	N
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cm	10	8	8	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	0.1	0.7	—	—	0.2	1.3	1.9
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	-1	-1	1	3	3	5	6	4	3	2	1	2	3	4
min °C	-3	-3	-2	-4	-2	-1	-2	0	2	3	4	5	3	2	2	1	2	3	3
chill °C	-10	-10	-8	-8	-5	-4	-2	0	2	1	1	1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	0	0

Freezing level m	1600	1600	1650	1450	1650	1900	1600	2000	2300	2500	2900	2800	3100	2750	2500	2200	2500	2900	2850
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1650	1650	1650	1700	2050	1800	2250	1650	1650	1700	2200	1700	1950	1900	1650	1550

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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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
lightning 117km N of Wanaka 36 km SW 1586m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 35km WSW of Hokitika 93 km NNE 0m alt. 38 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 293).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 299).

* 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.