– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	24	13	2	9	40	65	17	1	1	10	2	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	0	-2	0	0	-2	-8	-8	-5	-6	-10	-14
min °C	1	1	0	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	0	-7	-9	-9	-7	-8	-13	-15
chill °C	-5	-5	-7	-9	-11	-12	-10	-12	-11	-12	-10	-10	-18	-19	-17	-16	-21	-25	-27

Freezing level m	3300	3200	3000	2800	2700	2400	2650	2750	2900	2500	2800	3050	2250	1650	1650	1500	1900	1450	750
Cloud base (m)	7300			8900	1600	1000	1000	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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	1° C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
hy2c170E43S 108 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 228).	- km
hy2c169E43S 109 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 332).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Calm (4 kph at 300).	50 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 318).
hy2c170E42S 128 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (4 kph at 225).	- km

* 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.