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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 26 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the S by Sun night).
		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	1	30	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-5	-7	-8	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-6	-4	-1	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-3	-4	-6	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-7	-7	-10	-11	-8	-5	-2	-1	-3	-5
chill °C	-12	-13	-14	-16	-16	-15	-12	-9	-10	-16	-16	-22	-23	-20	-15	-10	-8	-11	-14

Freezing level m	3400	3200	2850	2450	2350	2650	2850	2950	2900	2800	2400	2400	1450	1550	2950	3400	3600	3400	3200
Cloud base (m)	1650	1500	1500	1600	1900	1800	1950	1750	1550	1750	1650	1500	1550	1650	1650		7250	1650	1850

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the S by Sun night).

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	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 248).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 239).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 9).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 27 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 288).

* 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.