– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 1			Saturday 2			Sunday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-4	-5	-1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
min °C	-2	-2	-5	-5	-4	-1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
chill °C	-9	-10	-15	-16	-13	-6	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	0	0	-1	-2	-4

Freezing level m	2600	2600	2200	2150	2400	2450	3200	3300	3350	3300	3300	3250	3350	3400	3350	3350	3350
Cloud base (m)	1600	1700	1600	1000	1000		1650	1100		1100	9150			6950	7250

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	5:46	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:38	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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	12° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 80).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 62).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 6 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 145).

* 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.