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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 A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate 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

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNE	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	5	12	33	29	2	—	3	5	3	23	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-15	-13	-12	-11	-10	-10	-12	-14	-15	-15	-14	-15	-14	-13	-11	-10	-10	-10	-8

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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed 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 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	10° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (2 kph at 100).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 59).

* 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.