– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 15 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 night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).
	Wed 15		Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE
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cm	14	32	2	1	1	7	37	140	6	2	3	—	6	6	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-14	-16	-14	-12	-10	-9	-8	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-10	-10	-10
min °C	-13	-18	-17	-15	-13	-11	-9	-10	-12	-13	-14	-13	-12	-12	-11	-10	-11
chill °C	-27	-35	-34	-30	-27	-24	-22	-24	-26	-27	-27	-22	-21	-20	-18	-21	-15

Freezing level m	1750	1400	1150	1450	1200	1750	2250	2650	2000	1850	1650	1850	1800	1750	1950	2000	2000
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1500	1500	1500	1600	1650	1650	2100	1700	1550	1650	1900	1700

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon 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	6° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the NNW (26 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the W (21 kph at 274).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 106 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 49 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 292).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 18).

* 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.