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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NW	N	NNE	N	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
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cm	11	10	15	16	—	—	4	2	6	1	3	8	2	2	6	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5	-6	-12	-8	-6	-5	-5
min °C	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-6	-8	-5	-6	-6	-10	-12	-12	-7	-5	-5
chill °C	-21	-20	-19	-18	-15	-12	-18	-16	-19	-15	-16	-18	-20	-24	-23	-13	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1750	1650	1600	1650	1700	1750	1700	1700	1450	1550	1700	1450	1300	1200	1000	850	1200	1100
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1600	1550	1750	2150	1600	1600	1600	1650	2250	1700	1750	1700	1700	1650	1650	1650

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 20).
lightning 106km N of Wanaka 45 km SSW 889m alt. 41 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 330).	4 km
lightning 51km NNW of Methven 121 km ENE 988m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 349).
lightning 29km ESE of Greymouth 145 km NE 654m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).

* 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.