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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 28 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
	Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. snow	heavy rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	E	SE	SE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	2	2	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	6	—	14	1.7	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	—	—	—
max°C	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	4	3	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1
min°C	2	2	-2	0	1	1	2	4	1	1	-1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	0
chill°C	-4	-2	-9	-6	-5	-5	-4	-2	-4	-3	-6	-6	-6	-3	-1	-5	-3	-5

Freezing level (m)	2250	2450	1650	2000	2250	2500	2250	2600	2300	2200	2100	1800	2000	2300	2500	2250	2200	2150
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1600	1850	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1600	6650	2100	1700	1950

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue 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. 50 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 280).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (44 kph from 106 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 50 minutes ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).
SHIP6606 116 km SE 3m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C
SHIP3205 116 km SE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP3962 116 km SE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP5539 116 km SE 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 50 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).	10 km

* 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.