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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 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 -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).
	Fri 20		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	1	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-6	-6	-7	-8	-6	-4	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	0	1	0	-1
min °C	-12	-7	-6	-7	-11	-8	-5	-3	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-3
chill °C	-26	-19	-17	-19	-26	-21	-15	-12	-6	-11	-12	-11	-10	-8	-6	-6	-13

Freezing level m	1900	1950	2250	2400	2200	2050	2900	3450	3700	3550	3450	3450	3450	3750	3850	3700	3600
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1600	1600	1500	1600	1550			1650	1600	1550	1600	1750	1650	1000	1550

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	8:39	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—

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 -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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		-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 127).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (56 kph from 127 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 153).

* 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.