– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 05 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).
		Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11
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	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SW	W	WNW	W	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-4	0	1	2	4	5	4	5
min °C	-1	0	0	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-5	-4	-3	0	2	3	4	4	4
chill °C	-6	-5	-6	-10	-11	-10	-11	-13	-12	-13	-14	-11	-7	-4	-1	-1	3	-1	-2

Freezing level m	2750	3000	3100	3000	2600	2600	2500	2500	2700	2450	2250	2350	2450	3100	3350	3500	3750	3700	3800
Cloud base (m)	1850	1700	1650	1650	2600	1900	1500	1500	1500	1550	1850	1600	1800		1650		5950

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).
hy2c170E43S 109 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the ENE (36 kph at 65).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 346).
hy2c169E43S 140 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the ENE (37 kph at 62).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 58).

* 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.