– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 17 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	N	ENE	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE
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cm	8	66	81	15	21	15	—	2	2	5	8	5	11	9	19	3	8	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-8	-9	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-12	-11	-10	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-10
min °C	-11	-9	-13	-13	-14	-16	-15	-14	-14	-12	-10	-10	-9	-10	-11	-10	-10	-11
chill °C	-24	-23	-29	-28	-28	-28	-26	-23	-22	-25	-23	-22	-21	-23	-22	-20	-20	-19

Freezing level m	1750	2300	2400	1700	1650	1650	1500	1700	1750	1750	1950	2100	2300	2350	1950	2000	1900	2100
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1800	1800	1550	1650	1850	1700	1700	1600	1650	1550	1850

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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. 41 minutes ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the N (44 kph at 350).
ASCATC170E43S 86 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the NW (25 kph at 314).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	11° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (8 kph at 66).
ASCATC169E43S 125 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the N (32 kph at 8).	- km
ASCATC169E44S 128 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the N (34 kph at 9).	- km

* 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.