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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	63	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	24	12	4	4	9	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-4	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-8	-10	-12	-12	-11	-9	-6
min°C	-7	-8	-9	-9	-8	-8	-9	-7	-8	-7	-7	-10	-11	-13	-13	-12	-10	-8
chill°C	-21	-21	-22	-21	-18	-20	-23	-19	-19	-19	-18	-22	-22	-23	-26	-25	-21	-16

Freezing level (m)	3200	2400	2150	2250	2500	2100	2150	2300	2300	2450	2900	2450	2100	1850	1750	1950	2250	2500
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1550	1600	1750	1600	1700	1650	1500	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1700	6650

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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 -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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 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		-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 308).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (44 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	28° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the WNW (39 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 39 minutes ago	28° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 304).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C	-	Wind obs. (57 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.

* 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.