– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 03 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Fri night).
	Sun 3		Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	26	—	—	—	8	30	61
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	-2	0	0	1	-1	0	0	1
min °C	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-4	0	0	-3	0	-1	-6
chill °C	-1	-5	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-7	-9	-12	-14	-8	-6	-12	-8	-10	-16

Freezing level m	3400	3350	3350	3350	3350	3250	3200	3200	2900	2500	2400	2950	3150	2500	2950	2900	3100
Cloud base (m)		6900		7250	7300			9300		1600	1500	1550	1600	9400	1600	1500	1500

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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 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Fri 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	2° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 264).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 235 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 312).

* 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.