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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 05 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	W	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE
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cm	19	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-4	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-2	0	2
min °C	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	-4	-5	-3	-1	0
chill °C	-9	-8	-9	-6	-7	-9	-9	-11	-10	-14	-13	-12	-12	-6	-7	-5	-8	-6	-3

Freezing level m	2450	2350	2500	2750	2700	2700	2700	2600	2600	2500	2300	2450	2450	2500	2400	2200	2350	2750	3300
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1550	1950	1700	1650	1800	2000	1550	1550	1600	1600	1500	1650	1800	2050	1900	1650	9400

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu 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. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	2 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate drizzle.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 228).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 240).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 126).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 326).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 294).

* 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.