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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).
	Tue 2		Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level (m)	2050	2100	2100	2150	2050	2450	2750	2950	2850	2750	2900	2900	2950	2950	2750	2750	2700
Cloud base (m)	1550	5450	1600	1650	1650	1700	1750	1550	1750	1800	1550	1550	1700	1600	1550	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri morning).

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

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

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. 51 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 300).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 160).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 35 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 7).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 82).

* 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.