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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).
		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
km/h	WSW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE
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cm	1	8	39	60	6	20	15	—	—	3	2	1	14	11	7	1	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-4	-4	-8	-7	-9	-8	-7	-6	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-8	-6	-4	-8	-9	-8	-10	-9	-7	-8	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4
chill °C	-19	-17	-15	-20	-20	-18	-20	-18	-12	-14	-15	-15	-14	-15	-14	-9	-14	-11	-12

Freezing level m	1250	1800	2350	2300	1700	1700	1650	1600	1800	1700	2000	2150	2200	2300	2200	2200	2200	2200	2200
Cloud base (m)	1600	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1600	1650	1900	1700	1700	1750	1700	1650	1850	1700	1800	1700

	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—
	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:55	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue 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		-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 22 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 329).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 162 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 356).

* 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.