– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 4		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light snow	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SSE
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cm	—	9	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	21	14	—	0.4	—	—	0.1	—	2	9	6	—	1.7	3	0.7	0.9	1.1
max °C	3	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
min °C	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	2	3	3	2	2
chill °C	-1	-2	-3	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-3	-2	-3	-2	0	2	0

Freezing level m	2500	2450	2350	2500	2700	2700	2700	2650	2700	2700	2550	2300	2450	2550	2550	2450	2350
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1800	1700	1750	1950	1950	1500	1500	1650	1550	1500	1550	1650	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Calm (2 kph at 100).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 136).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 175).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 108).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 57 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 342).

* 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.