– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 105mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow
km/h	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ESE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE
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cm	—	8	14	2	—	—	1	2	4	5	7	4	3	3	—	—	—	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-3	-1	2	4	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0
min °C	-1	-2	-6	-6	-4	-4	-2	1	1	1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-5	-9	-14	-15	-11	-11	-9	-6	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-2	-2	-4	-4	-8

Freezing level m	1650	1750	1300	1150	1450	1300	1600	2150	2600	2200	2000	1550	1650	1700	1600	1800	2050	1600
Cloud base (m)		1600	1550	1550	1550	1650	1900	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1750	1650	1650	1600

	7:11	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—
	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 105mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon 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. 38 minutes ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 38 minutes ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 38 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 38 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 63).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 38 minutes ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 270).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 38 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 24 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 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.