– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 07 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSW	SSW
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cm	1	1	41	62	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	0	-4	-4	-2	-3	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-3	-4	-1	0	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-3	-6	-4	-3	-6	-7	-7	-8	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-12	-12	-14	-18	-7	-9	-16	-19	-18	-19	-13	-13	-12	-12	-11	-8	-8	-6	-5

Freezing level m	2650	2650	3000	2150	2200	2450	1950	1600	1600	1000	1250	1700	1600	2050	2350	2750	2600	2750	2800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600		1600	1600	6050		6850	2600	1650

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	5° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).	500 m
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 229 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 42 minutes ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 300).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 30 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 3).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 208).

* 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.