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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 30 Nov 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
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	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	N	ENE	SE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	8	—	20	15	1	2	8	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-7	-8	-6	-7	-8	-11	-13	-12	-12	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5
min°C	-9	-9	-8	-9	-10	-12	-14	-13	-12	-10	-8	-10	-10	-8	-8	-6	-6	-6	-6
chill°C	-21	-21	-20	-21	-20	-22	-24	-26	-25	-21	-14	-15	-17	-17	-17	-14	-18	-19	-20

Freezing level (m)	2400	2200	2700	2400	2350	2000	1600	1850	1950	2050	2400	2300	2100	2450	2600	3050	2850	2850	2650
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1700	1900	1700	1650	1900	2100	1600	1600

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 267).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 100).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 359).
lightning 65km NNW of Wanaka 131 km SW 759m alt. 20 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).

* 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.