– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 141mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	risk tstorm	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	W	NW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE
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cm	—	2	9	21	21	2	—	—	7	11	6	4	6	2	—	12	17	13	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	57	59	—	—	—
max °C	5	0	0	-1	-3	-4	-3	-2	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	3	4	4	2	-2	-2
min °C	1	0	0	-4	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-5	-3	-3	-1	0	3	2	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-4	-6	-7	-11	-10	-10	-8	-7	-9	-13	-11	-12	-8	-7	-3	-4	-6	-9	-10

Freezing level m	3050	2100	2000	1600	1450	1500	1300	1500	1650	1150	1450	1600	1850	2050	2500	2500	2250	1700	1650
Cloud base (m)	3100	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1750	1650	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 141mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (8 kph at 335).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 85 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 49 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.