– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 131mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).
	Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy snow	mod. snow	cloudy	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	9	—	14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	20	0.3	0.5	0.2	1.7	61	67	—	—	—
max °C	6	5	6	6	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	6	7	6	2	0	0
min °C	6	5	5	5	4	0	1	2	3	4	4	2	3	6	1	1	-1	-3
chill °C	4	2	2	2	1	-6	-4	-4	-2	0	0	-4	-2	1	-6	-4	-7	-11

Freezing level m	3350	3400	3300	3250	3150	2950	2350	2400	2750	2700	2600	2650	2700	3000	2550	2250	1950	1500
Cloud base (m)			7250	8600			1650	1000	950	1550	1700	1600	1850	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 131mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

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. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 190).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 11 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 46 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 338).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 119).

* 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.