– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Mon night).
	Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level m	2800	3250	3650	3800	3650	3500	3250	2850	2650	2600	2550	2450	2300	2450	2550	2700	2600	2650
Cloud base (m)		1650	9500		1650		1050	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	2000	1750	1800

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Mon 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	17° C	-	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 63).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 54).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 84 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 45 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 98).

* 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.