– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	light snow
km/h	W	W	W	NW	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	NE
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cm	1	—	—	3	5	2	2	2	3	1	—	11	1	—	1	3	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	25	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-3	0	3	4	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0
min °C	-5	-4	-4	-2	1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0
chill °C	-14	-12	-11	-9	-6	-8	-9	-6	-6	-7	-4	-8	-8	-5	-6	-5	-2	-4

Freezing level m	1200	1450	1150	1700	2200	2350	1650	1800	1750	1750	1900	1850	1650	1800	1900	1900	2050	2000
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1900	1650	1550	1600	1750	1750	1700	1950	1550	1600	1550	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 220).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 212).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Near gales from the WSW (57 kph at 256).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (39 kph from 117 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.