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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 29 Nov 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	W
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cm	5	1	5	2	12	7	—	—	5	3	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-4	-6	-7	-7	-5	-2	-2	-4	-3	-3	-3	-1
min°C	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-7	-8	-7	-6	-3	-3	-5	-5	-3	-3	-1
chill°C	-16	-15	-13	-14	-14	-14	-11	-15	-18	-17	-16	-9	-6	-12	-12	-9	-10	-7

Freezing level (m)	1900	2300	2400	2300	2550	2200	2200	2000	1700	1950	2000	2350	2500	2300	2100	2350	2600	2850
Cloud base (m)	1650	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500		1650	1900	1700	1750	1650

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, severe gales from the W 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 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		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 222 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 340).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 340).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 73 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Strong winds from the W (50 kph at 276).

* 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.