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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Jan 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 63mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	9	1	—	10	7	15	1	32	18	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	-2	-6	-3	-5	2	5
min °C	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	1	0	-4	-9	-9	-5	-2	4
chill °C	-3	-5	-4	-4	-9	-9	-7	-7	-9	-8	-8	-11	-16	-24	-21	-17	-12	-2

Freezing level m	3150	3050	3150	3400	3100	3300	3250	3250	3150	3350	3300	3500	2750	2100	1650	1700	2500	3850
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1600	1750	1750	1500	1500	1600	1700	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1650	1550	1500	1600

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).

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

Heavy rain (total 63mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 36 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 36 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 36 minutes ago	23° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 36 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 36 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 150).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 36 minutes ago	18° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 36 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 60).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 36 minutes ago	22° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 86).

* 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.