– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 194mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	1	15	4	19	7	2	1
mm	28	64	49	13	19	17	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	6	6	5	5	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	-1	-1
min °C	4	6	5	4	4	2	2	2	-1	-1	0	-1	1	1	1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-3	0	0	-1	0	-4	-3	0	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-6	-5	-8	-8	-7

Freezing level m	3050	3100	2850	2800	2750	2550	2350	2500	2150	1700	2000	1900	2250	2150	2200	2000	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1800	1500	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 194mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds 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. 43 minutes ago	13° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 43 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 30).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 43 minutes ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 20).	1 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 27 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 43 minutes ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (74 kph from 27 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 92).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (31 kph at 324).

* 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.