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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Mar 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the N by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon afternoon).
	Wed 25		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	1	7	8	24	30	28	—	—	1	1	7	9	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8
chill °C	-6	-6	-10	-13	-15	-13	-13	-13	-10	-9	-14	-17	-16	-14	-19	-22	-22

Freezing level m	3500	3550	3250	3300	3050	3400	3350	3350	3550	3400	3300	2900	3000	2900	2800	2450	1200
Cloud base (m)	1650	1800	1700	1800	1700	1500	1500	1550	1550	1750	1500	1550	1500	1500	1650	1600	1550

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	7:43	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the N by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W 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	10° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 307).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 314).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 1).

* 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.