– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).
		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	NNE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	12	3	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	1	2	2	2
min °C	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	0	2	2	2
chill °C	-7	-9	-4	-6	-9	-9	-10	-10	-9	-10	-8	-8	-9	-6	-5	-4	0	0	1

Freezing level m	1600	1550	1750	1700	1650	1600	1150	1150	1250	1150	1250	1300	1150	1250	1900	2050	2300	2350	2400
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1900	1600	1600	1650	1600	1650	1700	2000	1650	1650	1650				5550	1650	3700

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).
lightning 16km SE of Hokitika 108 km NE 30m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 190).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (14 kph at 190).
lightning 124km NNW of Wanaka 144 km WSW 0m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 6 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.