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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 25 Dec 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).
		Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
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cm	54	31	18	31	17	10	1	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-12	-13	-14	-15	-15	-14	-13	-11	-11	-10	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-9	-8
min °C	-11	-10	-12	-14	-15	-15	-15	-15	-13	-12	-11	-11	-11	-9	-8	-7	-8	-9	-10
chill °C	-26	-25	-28	-30	-29	-28	-26	-25	-22	-18	-15	-15	-17	-16	-16	-16	-18	-19	-21

Freezing level m	2000	2000	2000	1700	1600	1700	1350	1650	1950	1700	2100	2300	2150	2200	2500	2450	2400	2400	1950
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1700	1700	1650	1800	1750	2150	1850	1950	1650	1800	1800

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue 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 5 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	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
lightning 68km WNW of Methven 60 km ENE 1401m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 280).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 264).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 6).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (85 kph from 323 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	17° 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.