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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW 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	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	N	W	NW
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cm	2	24	31	4	13	6	—	14	22	10	6	—	15	49	50	46	19	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-8	-9	-9	-7	-6	-7	-10	-10	-9	-7	-4	-3	-3	-3	-8	-10
min °C	-6	-7	-10	-10	-9	-9	-7	-8	-12	-11	-9	-8	-6	-4	-4	-5	-10	-10
chill °C	-15	-17	-21	-21	-20	-16	-17	-20	-26	-25	-22	-20	-18	-15	-14	-15	-22	-21

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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the NNE (50 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (41 kph at 340).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (41 kph at 340).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 145).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 23).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 335).

* 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.