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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Jan 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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
	Wed 7		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	3	15	1	—	12	30	14	21	47	26	1	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-3	-2	-4	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2	-3	-1	-5	-8	-7	-9	-3	0
min °C	-5	-4	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3	-4	-7	-11	-11	-10	-8	-1
chill °C	-12	-11	-12	-14	-14	-15	-16	-15	-14	-15	-17	-22	-28	-25	-23	-21	-9

Freezing level m	3050	3150	3400	3150	3250	3300	3150	2900	3400	3250	3500	2850	2200	1500	1750	2150	3750
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1650	1650	1500	1550	1550	1750	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1550	1500	1550

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	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:21	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
lightning 19km WNW of Methven 106 km E 971m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 240).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 338).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 159).

* 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.