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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat morning).
	Tue 20		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	E	NE	N	N	N	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	3	1	7	—	—	3	2	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-8	-10	-14	-12	-10	-8	-7	-5	-5
min °C	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-6	-9	-13	-17	-14	-12	-9	-8	-6	-5
chill °C	-6	-9	-10	-10	-8	-4	-9	-14	-19	-24	-30	-28	-25	-20	-20	-17	-15

Freezing level m	3600	3400	3200	3350	3400	3400	3300	3150	2450	2000	1500	1600	1950	1950	2400	2750	2950
Cloud base (m)	1650	6350	2250	1600	1550	1900	1900	1800	1550	1550	1650	1950	1750	1700		1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat 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	15° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 200).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (8 kph at 76).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 60).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.