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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 02 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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Tue morning).
		Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	18	25	5	4	4	1	—	—	1	20	12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	3	3	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4
min °C	3	4	3	1	1	-1	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-2	-3	-5
chill °C	0	1	0	-4	-4	-10	-13	-9	-10	-8	-10	-8	-8	-8	-10	-12	-10	-12	-13

Freezing level m	3700	3800	3700	3500	3300	2950	2400	2700	2500	2400	2300	2500	2600	2700	2600	2550	2650	2600	2150
Cloud base (m)	9150		1650		1650	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1550	1000	1700	1950	1850	1750	1500	1500	1550

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	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:27	—	—	7:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:21	—	—	7:20	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 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	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	10 km
ASCATC169E44S 119 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the SSW (14 kph at 205).	- km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 328).
ASCATC170E43S 125 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the SSW (8 kph at 202).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 237 degs) was rejected.

* 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.