– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Mon 18 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	22	9	6	2	0.1	0.1	0.1
max °C	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
min °C	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	0	-1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
chill °C	1	2	-1	0	0	-3	-2	-6	-8	-5	-3	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	1	3

Freezing level m	2500	2450	2400	2450	2550	2750	2900	2500	1950	2100	2400	2550	2500	2500	2450	2450	2500	2700
Cloud base (m)			9300			7000	9100		1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1650	1600	2200

	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—
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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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	-4° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 308).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 30).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 341).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 49 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 321).

* 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.