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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 25 Feb 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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the S by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	2	29	26	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	0	0	-1	-3	-5	-7	-8	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-7	-9	-12	-14	-10	-5
min °C	1	0	-1	-3	-4	-6	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-6	-7	-8	-9	-13	-14	-14	-8
chill °C	-4	-6	-9	-13	-13	-14	-17	-16	-13	-11	-9	-11	-17	-19	-19	-25	-29	-28	-20

Freezing level m	4000	3750	3700	3500	3200	2900	2650	2400	2700	2900	2950	2800	2750	2350	2300	1450	1200	1650	1400
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1650	1650	1500	1500	1550	1850	1900	1750	2300	1800	1650	1650	1550	1550	1650	2050	1700

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	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:22	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the S 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 50).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 332).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 237 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 55 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 56).

* 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.