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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).
		Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	30	16	23	11	2	13	8	3	8	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	3	3	0	1	1	-2	-5	-7	-9	-9	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-8	-6
min °C	3	3	3	0	0	1	-2	-4	-6	-10	-10	-10	-10	-7	-8	-11	-10	-8	-7
chill °C	-1	-2	-3	-9	-7	-4	-10	-14	-15	-22	-22	-20	-20	-18	-20	-25	-23	-21	-18

Freezing level m	3550	3550	3550	3500	3100	3100	3050	2650	2200	1850	1400	1500	1500	1800	1700	1400	1400	1750	1850
Cloud base (m)	9000	9000		8550	7150	1950		1700	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed 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	5° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	500 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 150).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 284).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 235).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 71).

* 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.