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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	1	2	2	1	8	10	1	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-12	-9	-6	-6	-7	-8	-6	-4	0	1	0	0
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-10	-13	-11	-8	-7	-8	-12	-8	-4	-3	0	0	-3
chill °C	-11	-12	-16	-18	-19	-24	-27	-25	-20	-18	-21	-27	-20	-14	-12	-5	-6	-13

Freezing level m	2900	2950	2750	2500	2550	2200	1950	1950	1750	2300	2300	2250	2150	3050	3400	3800	3850	3500
Cloud base (m)	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1700	1650	1550	1550	1500	1600	1550		8750	1650	9450

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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 Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 31 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 1).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 49).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 11).

* 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.