– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 03 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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNE	N	NW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	18	8	27	22	16	6	—	—	—	1	7	7	10	11	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3
min °C	1	-2	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-5	-4	-5	-4
chill °C	-4	-12	-14	-9	-10	-10	-11	-10	-10	-8	-8	-10	-10	-11	-15	-14	-12	-11

Freezing level m	3300	2900	2750	2650	2600	2400	2100	2300	2550	2550	2550	2750	2700	2650	2100	2300	2150	2250
Cloud base (m)		1550	1000	1000	950	1000	1000	1000	1650	1750	1800	1700	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 35 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 290).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 170).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 275).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 37 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 335).

* 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.