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Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 19 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 19 Sep 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning).
	Fri 19		Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	87	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-13	-12	-11	-9	-9	-10	-12	-11	-12	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-10	-10	-10
min°C	-14	-14	-12	-11	-11	-13	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11
chill°C	-24	-25	-24	-23	-25	-29	-26	-25	-23	-24	-23	-21	-20	-20	-22	-22	-22

Freezing level (m)	1300	600	1100	1300	1400	1800	1650	1350	1550	1700	1550	1850	2000	1800	1700	1950	1650
Cloud base (m)	1600		1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550	1650	1550	1550	1650	1550	1650	1550	1700	1700

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	6:30	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NNW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

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. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 46 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 293).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 60).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (14 kph at 66).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 46 minutes ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 46 minutes ago	5° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 51).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago	13° 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.