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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Mar 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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Tue 10		Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	0	1	-2	-2	1	1	0	-3	-2	1	2	1	1	0
min °C	-2	-3	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	0	-1	-6	-4	-1	2	1	1	-1
chill °C	-6	-8	-4	-5	-8	-10	-13	-14	-9	-7	-12	-10	-9	-4	-6	-6	-8

Freezing level m	2600	2450	2700	2800	3200	2650	2600	2650	3200	2900	2050	2200	2800	3350	3300	3250	2850
Cloud base (m)	1800	1750	1700	1650	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1650	1800	1700	1600	1550	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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW 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. 41 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 349).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 54).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 228 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 25 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 107).

* 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.