– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).
		Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	N	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE
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cm	23	5	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-18	-18	-14	-12	-17	-16	-14	-13	-14	-15	-13	-13	-13	-11	-10	-9	-8	-7	-7

Freezing level m	1600	1550	1750	1700	1650	1600	1150	1150	1250	1150	1250	1300	1150	1250	1900	2050	2300	2350	2400
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1900	1600	1600	1650	1600	1650	1700	2000	1650	1650	1650				5550	1650	3700

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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 -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 0).
lightning 148km N of Wanaka 94 km W 0m alt. 59 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 233).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 32 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 236).
treblecone 153 km SSW 1720m alt. 32 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 316).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 154).

* 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.