– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the N by Sun night).
		Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	48	22	15	21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
min °C	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-10	-9	-10	-9	-6	-4	-5	-6	-1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-8	-10	-12	-11	-9	-10

Freezing level m	2150	2200	2250	1800	2400	2700	2350	2300	2600	2500	2850	2950	3000	3000	2850	3150	2900	2950	2950
Cloud base (m)	1850	1700	1600	1700				5850	8850	8300	4800	4950	8900	1550	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the N by Sun night).

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. 54 minutes ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 100).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 316).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 115).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 54 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 1).

* 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.