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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 75mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy rain	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	W	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	3	—	9	11	1	—	2	3	1	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	19	32	22	0.8	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
min °C	-1	2	2	2	1	3	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
chill °C	-11	-7	-6	-6	-6	-3	-6	-7	-9	-8	-6	-6	-7	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2

Freezing level m	3200	3450	3350	3450	3250	3500	3350	3000	3000	2950	2950	3100	3150	3250	3250	3300	3250	3300	3200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1800	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	7000	1700	1650

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	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:30	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 75mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

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. 57 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 57 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (26 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 57 minutes ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 50).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 57 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 33 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 42).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 56).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 57 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (50 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 29 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 351).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 117).

* 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.