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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 20 May 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW
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cm	2	24	29	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-8	-9	-8
min °C	-9	-9	-6	-7	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-9	-9	-9
chill °C	-22	-23	-18	-14	-16	-15	-14	-12	-11	-11	-11	-9	-9	-12	-16	-17	-15	-17	-17

Freezing level m	1750	2200	2650	2700	2550	2500	2650	2800	2750	2500	2500	2800	2700	2650	2400	2100	2200	2250	2200
Cloud base (m)	1650	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1850			1700	1600	1600		1600	1600	1600	1000	1600	2350

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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	13° C	-	Near gales from the N (61 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the ENE (31 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 291).
lightning 80km NNW of Wanaka 128 km SW 452m alt. 39 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 103 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 316).

* 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.