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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Apr 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).
	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	SE
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cm	—	17	23	3	1	—	3	32	65	1	28	30	5	9	1	—	—	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-7	-9	-11	-9	-7	-6	-3	-3	-5	-3	-5	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5
min °C	-7	-7	-13	-12	-10	-8	-6	-5	-6	-5	-4	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5
chill °C	-17	-18	-28	-27	-22	-19	-17	-16	-16	-13	-12	-18	-15	-14	-13	-14	-14	-14

Freezing level m	1700	1750	1300	1150	1450	1100	1500	2150	2550	2100	2100	1600	1550	1700	1400	1700	1900	2050
Cloud base (m)		1600	1550	1550	1550	1600	1700	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1800	1900	1800

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon 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. 40 minutes ago	7° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 40 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 88).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 40 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 271).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 329).

* 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.