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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 04 Apr 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	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	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	SSE
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cm	25	40	34	10	10	2	—	—	—	1	11	9	35	11	12	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-7	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8	-6
min °C	-6	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-9	-8	-8	-9	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-18	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-14	-12	-14	-15	-16	-17	-21	-19	-19	-21	-17	-12	-15

Freezing level m	2700	2800	2550	2400	2300	2500	2650	2700	2700	2550	2750	2750	2650	2350	2600	2300	2450	2500	2450
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	950	1000	1000	1000	1800	1700	1650	1650	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1700	1650	1900

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	—	—	7:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:21	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:17	—	—	7:15	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (33 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 20).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 280).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 280).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 40).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 176).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 244 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 239 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 24).

* 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.