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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	13	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	4	5	3	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	0	0	-1	-3	-1	0
min °C	-1	1	2	4	2	1	5	5	5	4	4	1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-2	-1
chill °C	-10	-5	-4	-1	-6	-8	-1	2	2	-1	-2	-7	-9	-7	-10	-9	-6	-6

Freezing level m	2650	3100	3550	3800	3550	3550	3800	3800	3950	3850	3800	3600	3100	2900	2550	2150	2600	2950
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600			1650	1650	1750	1650	1000	1000	1650	9350	1500	1500	1550	1800	1750	1900

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SSE (37 kph at 160).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (18 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Near gales from the SE (52 kph at 136).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 86 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 144).

* 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.