– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 07 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	1	16	8	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-1	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	0	2	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-3	-2	1	2	3	4	4	-2	-2	0	-3
chill °C	-10	-9	-11	-12	-13	-14	-13	-9	-6	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-12	-11	-7	-9

Freezing level m	2650	2650	2750	2500	2600	2350	2350	2500	2550	3250	3350	3600	3650	3600	3350	2650	3000	2900
Cloud base (m)	2350	1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1700	1650	1750	9250	1650	9400				1600	1600	2150

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat 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. 53 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 39).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 267).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 53 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (39 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 39 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.