– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).									Days 7–9 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1
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	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	S	WSW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	ENE	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wave Height Map See all maps
cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	10	27	7	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	3	1.0	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	0	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	1	1	1	1	1	-1	-2	-3	-6	-5	-4	-3
min°C	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	0	1	0	-2	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3	0	1	0	0	0	-2	-3	-5	-7	-6	-4	-4
chill°C	2	1	2	3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-5	-3	-2	-4	-7	-6	-7	-8	-7	-9	-9	-6	-8	-4	-2	0	-2	-3	-7	-8	-10	-14	-13	-10	-8

Freezing level (m)	2500	2700	2700	2550	2500	2400	2350	2400	2550	3250	3050	2200	2750	2800	3100	2200	2150	2150	1950	1650	1400	1150	1450	1100	1850	2550	2350	1950	2350	1400	1650	1500	800	700	1200	1150
Cloud base (m)		1650		5100	1650	1600		1650		1550	1600	1500	1600	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1800	1700	1650	1700		1650	1750	1900	1650	1600	1550	1500	1750	1650		6150

	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—
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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 26 minutes ago	6° C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 26 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 26 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).

* 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.