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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Apr 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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
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	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	SE	SE
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cm	12	16	—	—	28	17	1	1	3	28	69	83	29	17	14	6	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-15	-12	-11	-12	-15	-15	-13	-11	-9	-8	-8	-11	-15	-15	-15	-14	-11
min °C	-16	-16	-15	-12	-14	-18	-17	-14	-13	-10	-9	-11	-12	-15	-16	-15	-15	-14
chill °C	-30	-27	-25	-25	-30	-35	-35	-29	-27	-24	-22	-25	-28	-31	-30	-23	-22	-26

Freezing level m	1500	1500	1400	1650	1700	1350	1200	1500	1400	1950	2500	2400	2000	1600	1500	1550	1600	1500
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1650	1650	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1650	1750

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, stormy winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 56 minutes ago	7° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Strong winds from the N (44 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 56 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 56 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 269).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 56 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 245).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 56 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 20).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry

* 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.