– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	6	15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-4	-5	-4	-3	-3	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-4	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	0	0	1	0	-3	-3	-3	-5
chill °C	-12	-11	-14	-15	-13	-11	-10	-8	-7	-5	-4	-5	-4	-6	-14	-14	-14	-17

Freezing level m	950	1200	950	1250	1700	2000	2300	2550	2900	3100	3100	3150	3350	3250	2550	2450	2450	2300
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650	1650	1650	1650		6100	1650	5650				1600	1000	1000	1500	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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		-	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 200).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Fresh winds from the SE (35 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 233).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSW (22 kph at 202).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 331).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.