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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
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cm	45	59	13	13	18	6	—	—	2	6	18	9	5	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-6	-6	-4	-3	-5	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5
min °C	-4	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-7	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-8	-8	-6
chill °C	-15	-21	-21	-19	-19	-17	-16	-12	-18	-17	-19	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-11

Freezing level m	2200	2450	1700	1650	1550	1600	1700	1650	1750	1950	1750	1800	1800	1700	1400	1400	1150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1750	2000	1600	1600	1600	1800	1700	1800	1850	2350	1800

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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. 38 minutes ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 20).
lightning 98km N of Wanaka 49 km SSW 1836m alt. 54 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 38 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 38 minutes ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 130).
lightning 47km ESE of Hokitika 113 km ENE 967m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 38 minutes ago	13° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	2 km
lightning 58km NNW of Methven 121 km ENE 1071m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 345).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 358).

* 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.