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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	-2	0	0
min°C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2
chill°C	-11	-12	-13	-12	-10	-9	-11	-13	-13	-14	-11	-6	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-8	-9

Freezing level (m)	3050	2750	2750	2950	2900	2800	2850	2700	2700	2550	2550	2900	3050	2800	2900	2850	2750	2900	2900
Cloud base (m)	1600	1800	1750	1550	1550	1800	1650	1500	1500	1500	1600	1700	8500	1600	1500	1550	2150	1750	1650

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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. 43 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 43 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 275).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 43 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 290).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 43 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.

* 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.