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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 19 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NW
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cm	53	3	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	12	14	2	67
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-8	-9	-13	-14	-13	-9	-9	-8	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-6	-13	-12	-10
min°C	-9	-11	-14	-15	-14	-13	-9	-8	-7	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-10	-14	-12	-11
chill°C	-22	-23	-26	-27	-27	-26	-20	-17	-16	-12	-12	-12	-13	-14	-24	-29	-26	-25

Freezing level (m)	2500	2250	1300	1450	1700	1650	1950	2300	2700	3050	3000	3250	3400	3200	2150	1950	1900	1750
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1650	1500	1550	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	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 -5°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed 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. 36 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (26 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 36 minutes ago	15° C	-	Near gales from the W (54 kph at 260).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 36 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 93 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SSW (26 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 36 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the S (48 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 36 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SSW (31 kph at 198).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 36 minutes ago	12° C	-	Stormy winds from the S (89 kph at 184).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 86).

* 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.