– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 26 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 26 Apr Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon night).
	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
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	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW
Wave Height Map See all maps
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max°C	-18	-16	-9	-9	-7	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-7	-13	-13	-11	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-7	-8	-9	-10	-10	-10	-21	-20	-13
min°C	-19	-17	-15	-9	-9	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-7	-6	-11	-14	-14	-12	-11	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-9	-11	-10	-10	-17	-21	-22	-18
chill°C	-35	-32	-27	-19	-18	-13	-9	-8	-4	-7	-8	-13	-14	-13	-21	-14	-24	-23	-22	-18	-17	-12	-13	-12	-15	-16	-15	-13	-15	-18	-19	-20	-32	-35	-38	-34

Freezing level (m)	900	1050	950	1100	1900	2450	3150	3150	3200	3200	3200	2750	2300	2550	2050	1550	1400	1100	1300	1800	1350	1500	1950	1700	1800	2000	1450	1600	2050	1800	1950	1950	2000	650	700	400
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1550	1500	1600	1850	1600			1600	1000	1000	1600	2050	1550	1600	1550		8250			1900	1850	1650	1650	1650	1600	1650	1600	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	5900

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 46 minutes ago	3° C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	No report.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 46 minutes ago	6° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 46 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).

* 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.