– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 11 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 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	clear	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	risk tstorm	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSE	W	WNW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	20	16	2	—	—	—	7	—	—	8	—	2	16
mm	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	—	—
max °C	6	5	5	5	1	1	-1	-3	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	3	0	-1
min °C	3	4	5	1	1	0	-4	-3	-2	-3	-1	-1	-5	-5	-3	-3	2	-1	-2
chill °C	-2	0	2	-4	-4	-6	-12	-10	-7	-3	-4	-7	-13	-12	-9	-9	-4	-7	-9

Freezing level m	3350	2800	3000	2950	2200	2200	1650	1450	1600	1450	1750	1800	1500	1300	1600	1550	2500	1950	1800
Cloud base (m)		1850	2050	2300	1950	1750	1550	1500	1500	5350	1800	1600	1550	1650	1650	1550	1500	1550	1650

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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 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Fri 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. 58 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the NW (43 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 58 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 58 minutes ago	8° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	200 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 58 minutes ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 278).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 58 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 29).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	-	Near gales from the WNW (56 kph at 301).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (10 kph at 43).

* 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.