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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Feb 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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW
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cm	5	1	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	0.1	0.1	—	0.1	0.2	—
max °C	-9	-5	-1	-2	-3	-4	-2	0	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	3
min °C	-9	-8	-2	-2	-3	-7	-5	-1	1	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	1
chill °C	-20	-18	-11	-10	-12	-19	-15	-8	-5	-2	-5	-6	-4	-1	0	0	-1	-6

Freezing level m	1800	1850	2000	2250	2350	2300	1900	2700	3450	3700	3550	3400	3550	3600	3800	3700	3650	3300
Cloud base (m)	1550	1700	1650	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550	8550	1550	1600	1700	1650	1650	1700	1000	1600	1550

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (31 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (39 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 66 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 111).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (43 kph from 116 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 148).

* 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.