– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Sat 18		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	N	N	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
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cm	7	14	9	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-9	-7	-6	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-6
min °C	-9	-9	-9	-8	-7	-8	-6	-6	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-6	-6
chill °C	-20	-18	-18	-16	-14	-18	-16	-16	-13	-16	-18	-19	-19	-18	-14	-14	-12

Freezing level m	1650	1650	1600	1700	1700	1650	1650	1200	1200	1400	1250	1150	1400	1050	1150	1500	1700
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1550	1800	1700	1600	1650	1650	1750	1900	1900	1700	1650	1600	1650	2200	2650

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 60).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 46 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 174 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 204 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 347).

* 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.