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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 Apr 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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 114mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
	Sun 12		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy rain	mod. snow
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	1	11	22	11	2	—	—	2	13	3	12	4	13	—	10
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	52
max °C	6	5	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-3	-1	-1	2	3	3
min °C	6	1	0	0	-4	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2	-5	-4	-2	-3	0	3	0
chill °C	4	-4	-5	-7	-11	-10	-9	-7	-8	-9	-14	-13	-10	-12	-7	-3	0

Freezing level m	3100	3050	2000	1950	1550	1450	1500	1300	1550	1700	1500	1350	1700	1500	1900	2400	2500
Cloud base (m)	1950		1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1750	1650	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500

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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 114mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 190).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 195).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 229).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 318).

* 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.