– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 02 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue night).
	Thu 2		Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
km/h	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	12	9	27	13	7	10	4	2	4	43	7	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-2
min °C	3	1	1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	0	-4	-4	-12	-12	-9	-11	-10	-12	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-13	-11	-10

Freezing level m	3650	3500	3300	2900	2700	2700	2600	2400	2300	2550	2600	2600	2650	2750	2350	2500	2300
Cloud base (m)	1650			1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1500	1500	1550	1600

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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon night, moderate winds from the NW by Tue 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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 173).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 163 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 356).

* 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.