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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	E	ESE	WSW
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cm	15	—	—	24	20	4	1	—	5	27	75	12	20	10	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-7	-5	-7	-10	-11	-9	-8	-5	-3	-3	-3	-4	-9	-8	-8	-6
min °C	-9	-9	-8	-8	-13	-12	-10	-8	-7	-4	-6	-4	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7
chill °C	-19	-16	-18	-20	-28	-27	-22	-19	-19	-15	-15	-13	-19	-20	-13	-12	-11

Freezing level m	1600	1350	1550	1700	1300	1200	1450	1200	1700	2300	2650	2050	2100	1600	1600	1750	1750
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1750	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	2000	1900	1650

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 253).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 26 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 237).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 46 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 139).

* 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.