– 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales 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	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	16	7	4	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-5	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2
chill °C	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-8	-11	-16	-16	-11	-10	-11	-11	-9	-7	-6	-2

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

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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 0°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales 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 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. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 230).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 352).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 235 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 53 minutes ago		Dry

* 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.