– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).
	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	22	10	2	—	—	4	17	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	0.8	0.5	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	7	7	6	5	6	6	2	1	0	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1
min °C	7	6	3	5	5	2	2	0	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	-2	-5	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	4	3	-2	1	3	-3	-3	-6	-10	-9	-9	-5	-7	-9	-14	-8	-7	-8

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3350	3150	3050	3050	2450	2250	1750	1500	1500	1450	1800	1700	1350	1450	1650	1500
Cloud base (m)	8850		8650		1950		1550	1750	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

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. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 0).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 60).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 48 minutes ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the ENE (30 kph at 75).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 340).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 39).

* 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.