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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 01 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).
		Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNE	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	4	—	1	13	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	11	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	-4	-7	-7	-7	-4	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-2	1	0	-1	0	0	0	-1
min°C	-5	-5	-8	-8	-7	-6	-4	-4	-5	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	0	0	-3
chill°C	-15	-13	-17	-18	-18	-15	-8	-8	-10	-11	-9	-7	-7	-10	-13	-13	-9	-8	-14

Freezing level (m)	2550	2200	1950	1750	1900	2050	2150	2300	2250	2100	2450	2700	2900	2950	2800	2600	2950	3050	2650
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1600	1650	1750	1650	1650	1650	1600	1750	1750	1650	1500	1500	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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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. 53 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 280).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 284).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	2 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 281).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 53 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 223).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 53 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.