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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 11 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 Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	E	ENE	NNE	NNW
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cm	30	25	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-1	-4	-2	3	5	4	2	1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	2
min °C	1	-3	-8	-6	1	5	4	2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-1	0	0	1
chill °C	-9	-14	-19	-16	-4	0	0	-2	-7	-7	-5	-6	-5	-5	-1	-4	-7	-5

Freezing level m	3100	2900	1850	1800	3200	3900	3750	3400	2650	2550	2650	2600	2750	2700	2750	2900	3100	3300
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1600	1750	1550	1550	1700	1550	1750	1550	1600	1650	1750	1800	1600	1550	1500

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri 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 10 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 (37 kph at 340).
lightning 51km NNW of Pleasant Point 73 km ESE 716m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 290).
lightning 50km NW of Methven 99 km ENE 490m alt. 22 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the WNW (37 kph at 300).
lightning 50km ESE of Hokitika 115 km ENE 1323m alt. 50 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Violent rain showers.	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 350).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 7).

* 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.