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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 22 Dec 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	3	24	—	—	31	3	4	57	39	9	25	13	10	25	39	8	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-5	-12	-11	-10	-10	-12	-13	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14
min °C	-4	-4	-3	-1	-3	-10	-12	-11	-11	-11	-13	-15	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15
chill °C	-12	-13	-13	-10	-11	-24	-27	-26	-25	-26	-29	-30	-30	-28	-28	-28	-26	-25

Freezing level m	3100	3050	3450	3550	3450	2150	1850	1900	1800	2100	1700	1600	1550	1650	1400	1550	1600	1600
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	1500	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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. 54 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (22 kph at 30).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 54 minutes ago	20° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 279 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (15 kph at 90).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 25).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 98).

* 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.