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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	16	27	2	1	—	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-3	0	0	-1	-2	-3	-5	-6	-7	-7	-8	-10	-9	-7	-7	-6	-7
min °C	-5	-5	-3	-2	-1	-1	-3	-4	-7	-7	-7	-8	-10	-11	-10	-9	-7	-6	-8
chill °C	-13	-14	-10	-7	-7	-7	-10	-13	-20	-19	-18	-18	-20	-21	-19	-19	-15	-14	-17

Freezing level m	3100	2700	3200	3650	3750	3550	3450	3250	2600	2600	2600	2500	2300	2100	2200	2150	2400	2600	2450
Cloud base (m)	1650	8400	1650			1600	9500	1050	1000	1000	1600	950	1000	1600	1700	1700	1850	1800	1800

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	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:27	—	—	7:24	—	—	6:22	—	—	7:21	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE 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	2° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 280).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 283).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 280).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 119 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 344).

* 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.