– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 19 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).
	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
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	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NNW	N	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	5	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-12	-12	-12	-11	-9	-9	-8	-9	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-5
min °C	-15	-13	-13	-12	-12	-10	-9	-9	-10	-11	-10	-10	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-6
chill °C	-27	-21	-21	-24	-23	-21	-19	-18	-20	-22	-20	-20	-16	-16	-16	-15	-13	-12

Freezing level m	1600	1700	1700	1550	1500	850	800	1150	850	1000	1300	1200	2250	2400	2350	2400	2550	2800
Cloud base (m)	1550	1700	1550	1600	1650	1650	1650	1650	1650	1650	1650	9300		1650	5550	4400	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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	2° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
lightning 123km SW of Hokitika 43 km WNW 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 140).
lightning 112km NNW of Wanaka 104 km WSW 0m alt. 28 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	1 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	Light rain.	Wind obs. (14 kph from 321 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 229 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.