– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Apr Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).
	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	N	WSW	SSE	N	NNW	N	NNW	SW	WSW	S	SSW	WSW	S	SSW	NW
See all weather maps
cm	—	14	29	1.0	2.0	—	—	—	1.0	2.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-7	-7	-5	-7	-7	-7	-9	-8	-6
min°C	-4	-2	-4	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-7	-9	-9	-8	-7
chill°C	-13	-11	-12	-7	-6	-4	-8	-8	-13	-8	-14	-19	-20	-16	-18	-17	-13	-12

Freezing level (m)	3100	3350	3300	3200	3350	3250	3100	2950	2800	2550	2500	2950	1550	2200	1350	1850	2300	2400
Cloud base (m)	1950	1700	1550	1550	1600	1700	1800	2050	2150	1600	1500	1650	1750	1900	1700		1900	1600

	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:20	—	—
	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:52	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

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. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 36 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 36 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 36 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 51 minutes ago	18° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 160).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 321 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).

* 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.