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Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 74mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the N by Sat night).
	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W	W	SSE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	2	—	4	18	5	3	—	—	—	1	3	2	43	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	38	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	1	2	4	3	-3	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-1	-2	-2	-3
min°C	-1	0	0	3	-1	-3	-5	-5	-7	-5	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-4
chill°C	-7	-7	-7	-4	-8	-10	-13	-12	-14	-8	-13	-13	-9	-11	-12	-9	-8	-10

Freezing level (m)	1900	2100	2000	2500	2500	1500	1400	1350	850	1100	1300	1100	1400	1500	1400	1750	1650	1150
Cloud base (m)	1900	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600		1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1550	1700

	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:32	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 74mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the N by Sat 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		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (33 kph at 292).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (14 kph at 79).
ASCATC169E43S 133 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Moderate winds from the WNW (21 kph at 284).	- km
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).

* 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.