– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.
		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NE
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cm	—	3	20	39	37	4	—	—	13	18	10	8	10	28	50	67	33	24	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	-5	-6	-8	-10	-10	-6	-6	-6	-10	-10	-7	-6	-4	-4	-3	-5	-7	-9
min °C	-5	-6	-7	-11	-10	-11	-9	-7	-8	-12	-10	-9	-7	-5	-4	-3	-7	-8	-9
chill °C	-13	-16	-18	-22	-21	-22	-16	-17	-20	-26	-23	-23	-19	-16	-14	-12	-16	-17	-17

Freezing level m	3050	2100	2000	1600	1450	1500	1300	1500	1650	1150	1450	1600	1850	2050	2500	2500	2250	1700	1650
Cloud base (m)	3100	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1750	1650	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550

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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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

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	5° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 60).	20 km
ASCATC170E43S 120 km NNE 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the W (14 kph at 277).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 266).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 201).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 188 degs) was rejected.

* 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.