– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 19 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 95mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	W	W	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	28	33	4	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
min °C	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	0
chill °C	0	-1	-2	-3	-6	-7	-5	-1	0	0	-1	-2	-2	0	2	2	2	-5

Freezing level m	2500	2500	2500	2600	2200	1950	2350	2700	2800	2600	2650	2450	2300	2750	2900	2650	2750	2400
Cloud base (m)				8800	1650	1550	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1750	1600	8950

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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 95mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Sun 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. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 11).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 238 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 320).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 304).

* 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.