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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Feb 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).
		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	W	WSW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW
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cm	28	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	16	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-5	-3	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	-3	-5	-6	-9	-8	-7
min °C	-9	-5	-4	-2	0	-1	-3	0	0	1	0	0	-3	-4	-6	-9	-10	-9	-7
chill °C	-24	-17	-13	-10	-6	-9	-14	-8	-7	-4	-6	-7	-14	-14	-15	-18	-19	-17	-14

Freezing level m	2050	2550	3050	3550	3800	3550	3550	3750	3700	3850	3750	3700	3450	3200	3000	2600	2100	2200	2250
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1600	8550		1650	1650	1650	1650	1000	1600	1650	1550	1550	1500	1500	1850	1750	1800

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 274).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 122 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 35 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 282).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 108).

* 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.