– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE
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cm	1	—	9	63	84	4	11	4	3	9	32	2	3	11	10	6	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-12	-10	-8	-8	-13	-12	-12	-13	-12	-12	-11	-10	-9	-9	-10	-10
min °C	-15	-13	-11	-9	-13	-14	-12	-14	-14	-13	-13	-11	-10	-9	-9	-10	-10
chill °C	-31	-27	-24	-23	-28	-29	-26	-26	-26	-24	-25	-19	-20	-21	-22	-19	-16

Freezing level m	1500	1200	1750	2250	2150	1650	1700	1750	1650	1700	1600	1750	2050	2050	2200	2150	2250
Cloud base (m)	1650	1600	1500	1500	1550	1650	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1750	1650	1700	1600	1550	1800

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	6:05	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:57	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

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. 58 minutes ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 58 minutes ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 58 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 180).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 287).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 58 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 58 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 129 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 316).

* 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.