– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NW	NW	W	WNW	W	NW
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cm	41	31	22	6	—	—	—	—	2	9	18	29	5	5	—	—	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-8	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6
min °C	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7
chill °C	-17	-17	-16	-16	-15	-14	-12	-15	-17	-16	-16	-17	-17	-16	-17	-16	-13	-7

Freezing level m	2800	2550	2450	2350	2500	2700	2700	2750	2450	2950	2800	2650	2450	2550	2600	2450	2600	2500
Cloud base (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1850	1700	1650	2000	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1750	1650	1900

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue morning, calm 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. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 170).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 218 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 232).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour 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.