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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 07 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	2	19	4	11	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	7	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	1	-1	-2
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-2	1	2	3	4	4	0	-2	-2	-8
chill °C	-10	-10	-12	-12	-13	-15	-13	-10	-7	-2	-2	-2	0	-1	-8	-10	-8	-18

Freezing level m	2650	2550	2650	2400	2550	2350	2450	2500	2500	3200	3300	3500	3700	3650	3500	3100	2800	2250
Cloud base (m)	2400	1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600		1650	8800	9300	8600	8350	2050	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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales 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. 57 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 57 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 108).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 57 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (28 kph at 63).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 57 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 296 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 57).

* 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.