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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 03 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Wed 3		Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	—	4	1	1	38	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-4	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	-1
min°C	-5	-5	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-1	-2
chill°C	-10	-11	-11	-9	-11	-12	-13	-12	-11	-10	-11	-13	-12	-13	-11	-8	-11

Freezing level (m)	2100	1950	2300	2700	2850	2750	2800	2750	2850	2900	2800	2750	2750	3000	2400	2700	2500
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1700	1750	1600	1750	1650	1550		2000	1550	1500	1500	1500	1600	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 250).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 119 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 135).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 15 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.