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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

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

	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	N	WSW	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	—	—	6	2	—	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-6	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-2	-1	0	-1	-2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0
min°C	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-2	-1	-2
chill°C	-14	-13	-8	-5	-11	-12	-11	-8	-8	-13	-14	-13	-9	-8	-10	-13	-12	-14

Freezing level (m)	1950	2050	2150	2100	2150	2050	2500	2750	2850	2800	2700	2950	3000	3000	3050	2850	2900	2800
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	6250	1650	1700	1700	1700	1750	1550	1800	1700	1600	1550	1750	1800	1550	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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. 54 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 269 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 260).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 98 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 54 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 188).

* 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.