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Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 14 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 14 Sep 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	S	S	SW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	1	1	14	—	1	12	43	51	34	13	9	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-8	-7	-5	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-5	-9	-11	-12	-11	-9	-7	-7
min°C	-8	-8	-7	-9	-9	-6	-5	-6	-6	-3	-6	-11	-13	-12	-13	-10	-7	-7
chill°C	-18	-15	-18	-20	-22	-20	-16	-18	-19	-15	-17	-25	-27	-24	-23	-22	-14	-14

Freezing level (m)	1450	1450	1150	1450	1600	1900	2050	2100	2050	2600	2150	1550	1350	1300	600	1100	1500	800
Cloud base (m)		1550	1550	1600	1500	1500	1550	1750	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550			1550

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (33 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 45 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 130).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 45 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 34 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 114).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 45 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 45 minutes ago	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 53).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (28 kph at 210).

* 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.