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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-3	0	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	3
min °C	1	-2	-6	-1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	0
chill °C	-7	-9	-12	-8	-4	-4	-4	-4	-7	-6	-6	-6	-4	-2	-8	-10	-9	-8

Freezing level m	3150	2950	2050	2650	3200	3400	3350	3350	3100	3100	2950	2850	3100	3200	3350	2950	3000	3050
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500			1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1600	1650	9450	1650	9100	1850	950	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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. 51 minutes ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 161).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 247).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 302).

* 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.