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Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Jun 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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	W
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cm	—	—	28	21	16	31	13	2	—	—	—	—	2	10	8	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-12	-12	-11	-14	-15	-15	-16	-15	-13	-12	-10	-9	-11	-11	-11	-11	-9	-7
min°C	-12	-13	-13	-15	-15	-16	-16	-16	-15	-13	-11	-10	-12	-11	-12	-12	-10	-8
chill°C	-17	-23	-25	-30	-30	-32	-32	-30	-26	-23	-20	-18	-25	-26	-28	-24	-20	-14

Freezing level (m)	1250	1550	1600	1550	1600	1500	1450	1500	1500	1300	1550	1200	1350	1750	1850	1150	1400	950
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	2000	1500	1550	1500	1550	1500	1700	1700	1700	1550	1550	1500	1500		1650	1550

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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. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 28 minutes ago	-2° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 250).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 28 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 28 minutes ago	-4° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 25 minutes ago	-4° C	No weather report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 28 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 28 minutes ago	-3° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 291).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 130).

* 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.