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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.
	Sun 7		Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	S	SSW
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cm	2	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	0	-3	-1	0	0	1	1	-1	0	0	-2	-5	-8	-10	-9	-5
min°C	-2	-5	-5	-1	-1	-1	1	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-8	-10	-10	-9	-7
chill°C	-14	-17	-14	-7	-8	-8	-6	-12	-11	-7	-9	-11	-17	-21	-16	-18	-14

Freezing level (m)	2750	2550	2200	2750	2750	2900	3100	3050	2650	2900	2750	2500	2350	1600	1650	2000	1600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1800	1650	1600		1950	2000	2900	1800	1650	1550	1700	1600	1600	1800	2050

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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. 39 minutes ago		-	Gales from the N (74 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 39 minutes ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (33 kph at 50).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 39 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 316 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 39 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 39 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 39 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 298).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 39 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 39 minutes ago	20° C	-	Near gales from the N (61 kph at 351).

* 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.