– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N
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cm	—	—	—	12	6	8	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-2	-2	-1	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	-2	0	0
min °C	-2	-3	-2	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	1	2	3	4	3	-2	-3	0	-2
chill °C	-10	-12	-9	-14	-13	-14	-12	-12	-10	-6	-1	-2	0	0	-3	-12	-12	-7	-5

Freezing level m	2800	2700	2600	2700	2350	2550	2600	2500	2500	2500	3250	3450	3650	3600	3600	3000	2550	2900	3000
Cloud base (m)	1650	2450	1550	1500	1750	1500	1500	1550	1700	1650	9350		8650	8900			1550	1600	2200

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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 Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NW 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 100).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 18).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 250).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 48 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 306 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 50).

* 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.