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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 17 Mar 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	NE	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	ESE	NW	SSW	S	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5
min °C	-3	-4	-6	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6
chill °C	-10	-12	-17	-15	-9	-8	-5	-4	-4	-6	-9	-9	-8	-8	-6	-9	-5	-8

Freezing level m	3250	3250	2650	3050	3350	3400	3400	3450	3150	3100	3000	3100	3050	2950	2850	2850	2900	2800
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1600	1500	1550	1700		1750	1650	1800	1800	2200	1750	1600	1850	2750	1750	2000

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 91).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 41 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 152).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 311).

* 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.