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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb 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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Wed 11		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	N	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WNW	SE	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	5	24	1	—	—	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	-2	-4	-4	-2	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-3
min °C	3	2	1	0	-1	0	-1	-3	-5	-5	-5	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3
chill °C	3	-2	-4	-8	-12	-9	-6	-9	-11	-10	-13	-8	-9	-9	-8	-10	-8

Freezing level m	3450	3400	3200	3100	2950	3000	3050	2400	2300	2400	2250	2700	2700	2700	2500	2500	2400
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1650	1700	1700	1500	1550	1600	5750	1800	1600	1650	1650	2200	1800	1650	1950

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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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 100).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 273).
ASCATC170E43S 127 km NW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (10 kph at 228).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 55).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 178 degs) was rejected.

* 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.