– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 21 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
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cm	11	17	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-1	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-5	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-4
chill °C	-17	-11	-9	-9	-10	-10	-5	-1	-4	-5	-3	-1	-5	-6	-9	-8	-8	-11

Freezing level m	2200	2700	2800	2500	2550	2500	2700	2750	2550	2550	2650	2700	2750	2550	2350	2250	2350	2100
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1050	1650	1900			2200		1050			1600	1600	1000	1000	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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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	14° C	-	Near gales from the N (61 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 60).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 305).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 55 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour 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.