– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 11 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).
		Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
See all weather maps
cm	29	4	7	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-8	-6	-4	-5	-5	-2	-3	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-8	-8	-6	-7	-6	-3	-3	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-17	-16	-14	-11	-11	-14	-20	-16	-17	-16	-19	-18	-12	-11	-8	-9	-9	-10	-11

Freezing level m	2250	2100	2150	2000	1900	2000	1300	1450	1400	1800	1900	1900	2050	2100	2450	1600	2250	2250	2050
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550		1600	1550	1550	1550	1550		1650	1050		1050	1050

	—	8:03	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:07	—	—	8:07	—	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:07	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).
lightning 62km NW of Methven 77 km ENE 1996m alt. 33 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 46km SSW of Hokitika 77 km NE 883m alt. 34 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).	10 km
ASCATB170E43S 121 km N 15m alt. 4 hours ago			Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 354).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC170E43S 122 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 358).	- km

* 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.