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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the N by Tue night).
	Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	N
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cm	35	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	7	10	4	7	5	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	1	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	-2	-7	-8	-6	-5	-4	0
min°C	-2	-4	-5	-5	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-6	-7	-8	-8	-6	-6	-4
chill°C	-12	-14	-15	-16	-10	-13	-14	-13	-14	-12	-11	-15	-16	-20	-19	-14	-13	-13

Freezing level (m)	3100	2400	2250	2200	2500	2150	2250	2350	2300	2450	2950	2450	2000	1800	1750	2100	2250	2450
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1600	1800	1750	1750	1700	1500	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1750	1950

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the N 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 40).
lightning 61km WNW of Methven 70 km ENE 1530m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
ASCATB170E43S 73 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 16).	- km
ASCATC170E43S 79 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 338).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 47 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 330).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 47 minutes ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 47 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).
lightning 36km SE of Hokitika 109 km NE 1329m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 47 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 0).	2 km

* 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.