– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Sat 11		Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	S	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	52	5	13	1	—	5	20	1	—	21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-4	-5	-5	-10	-11	-13	-15	-15	-11	-10	-12	-13	-14	-12	-9
min °C	-1	-4	-4	-5	-10	-11	-12	-16	-17	-15	-14	-11	-12	-16	-14	-13	-12
chill °C	-9	-14	-13	-14	-21	-23	-25	-30	-31	-26	-20	-23	-26	-32	-28	-26	-25

Freezing level m	3650	3350	3050	2950	3000	2150	1950	1650	1450	1550	1350	1600	1700	1300	1350	1600	1500
Cloud base (m)	8350			1950		1550	1600	1500	1550	1500	1600	1600	1550	1550	2100	1550	1550

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu 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. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 280).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 246).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 254 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Gales from the WNW (67 kph at 301).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 3).

* 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.