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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	1	1	—	6	10	1	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
max °C	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-4	-8	-5	-1	-2	-3	-3	-1	1	5	6	5	4
min °C	0	0	-2	-2	-3	-6	-9	-7	-3	-2	-4	-6	-3	1	2	5	5	2
chill °C	-4	-5	-10	-9	-11	-17	-19	-17	-11	-10	-15	-17	-12	-6	-5	2	1	-6

Freezing level m	2900	2900	2850	2850	2650	2250	1850	1950	2100	2250	2350	2250	2200	3100	3550	3900	3900	3400
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1650	1700	1550	1600	1500	1600	1550	9500	8900	1650	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 49 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 49 minutes ago	20° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (30 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 49 minutes ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 49 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 91).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 49 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 74).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 342).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 1).

* 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.