– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	S	SSE	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	20	19	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	0
min °C	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
chill °C	-6	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	2	1	2	2	2	1	-2	-3	-3	-1	-2	-3

Freezing level m	2250	2700	2900	2650	2500	2400	2600	2750	2650	2650	2750	2950	3000	2700	2400	2300	2300	2050
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1050	1050	1950	1650	1650	1850	1650	1650		1600	1600	1600	1000	1750	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 52 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 52 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 52 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 150).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 10).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (18 kph at 153).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 52 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 85 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 88).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 75 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 42 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 166 degs) was rejected.

* 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.