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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).
	Fri 10		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	light snow
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	32	21	16	1	1	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	4	4	3	1	1	1	-2	-5	-6	-8	-8	-7	-5	-5	-8
min °C	3	3	3	2	0	1	1	-2	-4	-5	-10	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-9
chill °C	0	-2	-3	-4	-8	-6	-3	-9	-12	-13	-21	-20	-18	-16	-16	-18	-21

Freezing level m	3550	3600	3600	3600	3500	3150	3100	3000	2600	2300	1700	1550	1650	1450	1750	1950	1600
Cloud base (m)		9050	9050				1650	3100	1700	1550	1550	1500	1500	1600	1550	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW 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 -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed 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	6° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (8 kph at 32).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 241).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 302).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 45 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 48).

* 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.