– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	26	18	21	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	0	0	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-1	-2	-3	-6	-4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3
chill °C	-6	-7	-6	-9	-12	-18	-15	-11	-8	-8	-10	-10	-8	-6	-6	-5	-4	-10

Freezing level m	2500	2500	2500	2600	2200	1950	2350	2700	2800	2600	2650	2450	2300	2750	2900	2650	2750	2400
Cloud base (m)				8800	1650	1550	1500	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1750	1600	8950

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun 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. 47 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 47 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 47 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 295).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 235).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 47 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 283).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours 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.