– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 12 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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri night).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	25	45	9	48	2	—	2	22	—	2	23	61	53	29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-5	-10	-11	-13	-15	-14	-11	-11	-12	-11	-15	-13	-11	-9	-10	-13
min °C	-5	-4	-9	-10	-12	-16	-16	-15	-14	-11	-12	-15	-15	-14	-11	-10	-12	-14
chill °C	-15	-12	-20	-21	-25	-30	-30	-26	-14	-22	-25	-30	-30	-29	-24	-24	-27	-30

Freezing level m	2750	3050	3000	2150	1900	1650	1500	1450	1300	1600	1800	1500	1250	1550	1850	2050	2100	1750
Cloud base (m)		2000		1600	1550	1550	1550	1500	1600	1750	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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 Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri 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	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 304).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 98 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 62).

* 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.