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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 15 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
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	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW
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cm	6	4	53	51	14	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	24	1	—	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-6	-4	-6	-13	-15	-11	-9	-8	-5	-5	-7	-7	-8	-12	-15	-16	-14	-10
min°C	-7	-8	-4	-11	-14	-15	-15	-10	-8	-7	-5	-8	-8	-10	-13	-16	-17	-15	-13
chill°C	-18	-22	-17	-25	-27	-26	-24	-20	-18	-17	-15	-20	-20	-23	-26	-28	-28	-26	-26

Freezing level (m)	2350	2300	3000	2200	1650	1600	1400	1950	2350	2700	2900	2350	2100	2300	1900	1100	1350	1650	1300
Cloud base (m)	1700	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1700	1650	1700	1600	1550	1500	1550	1500	1600	1650	1550	1600	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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sat 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	16° C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (50 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 301).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 330).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 179).

* 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.