– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 16 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE
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cm	2	1	—	5	30	52	3	3	6	3	—	20	3	—	1	5	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-10	-7	-6	-4	-3	-8	-7	-7	-8	-6	-7	-6	-4	-3	-4	-5	-5
min °C	-12	-11	-8	-7	-4	-9	-9	-8	-9	-9	-7	-8	-8	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-26	-23	-19	-18	-15	-20	-20	-18	-18	-18	-13	-18	-17	-9	-14	-11	-10	-14

Freezing level m	1200	1450	1150	1700	2200	2350	1650	1800	1750	1750	1900	1850	1650	1800	1900	1900	2050	2000
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1900	1650	1550	1600	1750	1750	1700	1950	1550	1600	1550	1700

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

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. 55 minutes ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 300).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (30 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (35 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 55 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the WSW (24 kph at 250).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 266).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 55 minutes ago	15° C	-	Near gales from the W (57 kph at 280).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 55 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (52 kph from 121 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (14 kph at 311).

* 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.