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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 13 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 96mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy rain	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	W	NW
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cm	1	11	17	3	7	3	—	8	13	6	3	—	8	—	10	26	10	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	38	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-1	-3	-3	-3	-1	-2	-3	-4	-3	-2	0	4	3	2	-2	-3
min °C	0	0	-4	-3	-3	-3	-1	-2	-6	-4	-3	-3	-1	3	2	1	-3	-4
chill °C	-7	-7	-11	-10	-10	-7	-5	-9	-15	-13	-11	-10	-9	-3	-4	-6	-10	-6

Freezing level m	2100	2050	1600	1500	1600	1300	1600	1700	1350	1350	1550	1300	1900	2400	2400	2350	1650	1500
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1800	1650	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600

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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

Heavy rain (total 96mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm 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 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	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 80).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 302).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 119 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 54 minutes ago	0° C	-	Strong winds from the NW (50 kph at 317).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 126).

* 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.