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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	SE	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	11	1	—	—	—	—	—	11	55	26	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-14	-13	-10	-9	-7	-4	-6	-7	-7	-9	-12	-16	-13	-10	-8	-7	-6
min°C	-15	-15	-11	-9	-8	-5	-7	-8	-8	-10	-15	-16	-14	-12	-9	-7	-7
chill°C	-24	-25	-22	-19	-18	-14	-18	-19	-20	-22	-30	-30	-26	-24	-20	-17	-16

Freezing level (m)	1600	1400	1850	2300	2400	2750	2650	2200	2550	2400	1300	1300	1650	1450	1900	2450	1950
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1650	1700	1950	1550	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 40 minutes ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 310).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 322).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 40 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 124).
lightning 34km NNE of Pleasant Point 122 km ESE 60m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 36km S of Methven 126 km ESE 95m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.