– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	W	W	NW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	E	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
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cm	—	—	3	7	31	2	5	2	2	4	14	1	1	5	4	2	—
mm	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	0	4	2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2	0	0	1	1	1	1
min °C	-4	-4	-1	1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	0	1	1	0
chill °C	-12	-11	-8	-6	-9	-9	-7	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-5	-3	-2

Freezing level m	1500	1200	1750	2250	2150	1650	1700	1750	1650	1700	1600	1750	2050	2050	2200	2150	2250
Cloud base (m)	1650	1600	1500	1500	1550	1650	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1750	1650	1700	1600	1550	1800

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	6:05	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:57	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 34mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 45 minutes ago	10° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (33 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 45 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 45 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 45 minutes ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 301).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 45 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 227).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 45 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 332).

* 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.