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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon morning).
	Tue 7		Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	WNW
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cm	3	15	5	8	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	27	19	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	1	0	-2
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	1	3	3	4	3	1	1	-1	-10
chill °C	-11	-11	-12	-13	-14	-13	-11	-9	0	0	-1	0	-2	-7	-7	-7	-21

Freezing level m	2600	2700	2500	2500	2300	2350	2400	2600	3250	3450	3600	3700	3550	3200	3250	2800	2200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1650	1650				9150				1500	1500	1550

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 330).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (2 kph at 330).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 42).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 79).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 299 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 19).

* 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.