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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Mar 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed morning).
		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
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cm	4	14	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	16	21	10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-5	-6	-5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-9	-6	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-15	-14	-16	-16	-14	-12	-11	-10	-11	-12	-11	-12	-14	-13	-10	-11	-16	-15	-10

Freezing level m	2750	3100	2900	2100	2500	3150	3350	3350	3350	3200	3200	3100	2700	2750	3000	3000	2900	2750	2900
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550		1650	1600	1600	1600	1550	1600	1650	1600	1700	1650	1700	1500	1500	1500

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the NNW (57 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 238).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 324).
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.