– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE
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mm	—	0.1	0.4	17	8	10	6	1.9	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.6
max °C	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	7	7	5	4	5	5
min °C	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	3	3	4	3
chill °C	0	-2	-1	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	1	4	3	3	4	3	-3	-2	0	3

Freezing level m	2800	2700	2600	2700	2350	2550	2600	2500	2500	2500	3250	3450	3650	3600	3600	3000	2550	2900	3000
Cloud base (m)	1650	2450	1550	1500	1750	1500	1500	1550	1700	1650	9350		8650	8900			1550	1600	2200

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	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:12	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat 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	9° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
ASCATC169E44S 115 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 100).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 18).
ASCATC170E43S 124 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the ENE (36 kph at 75).	- km

* 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.