– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 12 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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSE	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	10	26	5	10	—	—	3	16	5	2	5	15	9	10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—
max °C	5	5	5	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	0	1	3	-1
min °C	4	5	1	0	-1	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-5	-4	-3	-2	0	1	-2
chill °C	0	2	-4	-6	-8	-11	-11	-9	-4	-7	-9	-13	-12	-11	-9	-7	-6	-9

Freezing level m	2800	3050	3000	2000	1950	1600	1450	1500	1250	1500	1700	1300	1350	1550	1750	1950	2400	1800
Cloud base (m)		2100		1550	1500	1500	1600	1550	4150	1700	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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. 49 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (8 kph at 114).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 78).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 311).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 95).

* 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.