– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NNW	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
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cm	72	86	15	16	21	6	—	1	2	9	28	14	8	6	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-13	-14	-14	-15	-14	-12	-11	-10	-9	-10	-10	-10	-12	-11	-10
min °C	-9	-13	-14	-14	-14	-15	-14	-13	-12	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-13	-12	-11
chill °C	-23	-29	-30	-28	-28	-26	-23	-20	-25	-24	-24	-23	-23	-22	-20	-20	-17

Freezing level m	2200	2450	1700	1650	1550	1600	1700	1650	1750	1950	1750	1800	1800	1700	1400	1400	1150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1750	2000	1600	1600	1600	1800	1700	1800	1850	2350	1800

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	6:04	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:55	—

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 -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). 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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu 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. 1 hour ago	9° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 30).
lightning 105km N of Wanaka 46 km SSW 1153m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 67km SW of Hokitika 53 km NNE 89m alt. 40 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 263).
hy2b170E43S 122 km NW 15m alt. 5 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 322).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Near gales from the NW (61 kph at 321).

* 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.