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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	7	5	14	33	29	4	—	2	6	3	19	3	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-1	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5
min °C	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-5
chill °C	-11	-13	-15	-12	-12	-11	-12	-10	-11	-14	-15	-14	-17	-16	-17	-17	-15	-14

Freezing level m	3350	3200	3000	3400	3350	3250	3250	3450	3350	2950	3000	2950	2950	3100	1400	2100	2650	2700
Cloud base (m)	1700	1800	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1850	1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW 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 -5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

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. 45 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 160).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 100).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 39).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 45 minutes ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 52).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 140).

* 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.