– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 17 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E
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cm	6	46	54	11	20	15	—	—	—	3	7	31	20	11	3	3	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-8	-8	-9	-8	-8	-7	-5	-4	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4
min °C	-7	-4	-8	-9	-8	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-6	-5	-5
chill °C	-18	-15	-20	-20	-18	-19	-17	-14	-12	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-14	-17	-14	-11

Freezing level m	1800	2250	2400	1650	1650	1600	1550	1650	1700	1750	1900	1850	1850	1850	1850	1750	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1750	1550	1600	1700	1550	1700	1600	2200	1900	1750	2000

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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. 43 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (33 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 220).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 43 minutes ago	14° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 295).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 24).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 43 minutes ago	2° C	-	Strong winds from the NW (44 kph at 321).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 36 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (18 kph at 11).

* 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.