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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Mon 15 Jun 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).
	Mon 15		Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	S	SW	SW	WSW	S	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	1	1	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	17	45	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-4	-4	-8	-3	-1	0	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-5
min °C	-8	-9	-6	-6	-10	-5	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-6
chill °C	-13	-15	-13	-16	-24	-13	-8	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-12	-13	-14	-13	-16

Freezing level m	1750	1350	1300	1450	1300	1300	1600	1150	1200	1350	1550	1350	2050	2250	2600	2600	2100
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1700	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500

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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 Wed night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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	7° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 210).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous heavy rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 50 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 245).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 105).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 37 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 301).

* 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.