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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 03 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 109mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 49mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	rain shwrs
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	1	—
mm	—	0.3	34	36	36	3	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	19	2	—	24	—	2
max °C	3	3	6	5	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	3
min °C	3	2	2	4	3	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	4	2	0	2	2	2
chill °C	-1	-4	-4	0	0	-2	-4	-4	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-3	-6	-3	-3	-2

Freezing level m	3300	2900	2700	2800	2500	2350	2150	2400	2550	2600	2700	2650	2750	2400	2050	2400	2300	2400
Cloud base (m)		1550	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	2050	1950	1800	2100	1500	1500	1600	1500	1500	1550

	7:56	—	—	7:58	—	—	7:00	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:02	—	—	8:03	—	—
	—	7:27	—	—	7:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:21	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:17	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 49mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (31 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (39 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	21° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 121).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	21° C	-	Wind obs. (41 kph from 255 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 92 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.

* 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.