– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 06 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	W	W	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	14	4	11	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	0	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	0	1	3	3	4	5	5
min °C	0	0	-2	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-3	0	1	3	4	5	4
chill °C	-5	-6	-9	-11	-10	-13	-12	-14	-13	-13	-11	-8	-4	-3	0	-1	1	-1

Freezing level m	3050	3050	2850	2650	2550	2900	2350	2600	2500	2250	2350	2300	3100	3300	3650	3600	3800	3750
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1650	2700	1800	1500	1650	1500	1550	1600	1550			1650	9450			8850

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW 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. 53 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 114).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (26 kph at 73).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 53 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 332 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 155).

* 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.