– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 11 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 -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).
		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE
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cm	1	12	62	91	6	23	16	—	—	3	2	2	24	18	11	2	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-10	-9	-9	-13	-12	-14	-13	-13	-11	-10	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9	-10	-9	-9
min °C	-13	-11	-9	-13	-14	-13	-15	-14	-13	-13	-11	-9	-9	-8	-9	-10	-10	-9	-10
chill °C	-27	-24	-23	-28	-29	-26	-28	-26	-22	-21	-22	-22	-23	-22	-22	-16	-21	-18	-19

Freezing level m	1250	1800	2350	2300	1700	1700	1650	1600	1800	1700	2000	2150	2200	2300	2200	2200	2200	2200	2200
Cloud base (m)	1600	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1550	1600	1650	1900	1700	1700	1750	1700	1650	1850	1700	1800	1700

	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—
	—	—	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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue 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		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 11).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 7).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 126 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.