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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	NW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	1	—	—	—	36	14	1	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-7	-4	-4	-6	-8	-10	-13	-16	-14	-11	-9	-8	-6	-5	-4	-2	-5	-5	-7
min°C	-8	-5	-6	-9	-8	-11	-16	-16	-14	-13	-10	-9	-7	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-9
chill°C	-19	-15	-17	-21	-20	-23	-26	-26	-25	-25	-22	-19	-16	-15	-12	-12	-16	-17	-23

Freezing level (m)	2350	2750	2950	2350	2300	2250	1300	1500	1800	1550	2000	2300	2550	2750	2950	3200	2900	2750	2300
Cloud base (m)	2350	1650	1500	1600	1500	1550	1550	1750	1650	1600	1700	1600	1550	1550	1600	1700	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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 308).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 282).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.