– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 04 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 4		Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SSW
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cm	26	39	10	2	—	—	—	—	2	10	9	—	2	4	1	1	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7	-9	-6
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-6	-6	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-18	-16	-16	-16	-14	-13	-16	-16	-16	-16	-17	-17	-17	-18	-16	-16	-14

Freezing level m	2500	2450	2350	2500	2700	2700	2700	2650	2700	2700	2550	2300	2450	2550	2550	2450	2350
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1800	1700	1750	1950	1950	1500	1500	1650	1550	1500	1550	1650	1650

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 200).
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 29 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 136).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 211).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 319).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 279).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 44 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 313).

* 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.