– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the N by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).
		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	14	17	7	2	13	39	58	8	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	0	0	-6	-6	-5	0	-4	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5
min °C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	0	-3	-6	-7	-6	-3	-5	-5	-11	-8	-6	-6
chill °C	-9	-10	-11	-12	-12	-12	-12	-8	-14	-18	-16	-14	-9	-15	-16	-24	-19	-16	-14

Freezing level m	3050	2550	2450	2550	2750	2900	2650	2950	3050	2100	1850	1650	2300	2050	2050	1300	1000	1550	1250
Cloud base (m)		1000	1600	950	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550			5750

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, stormy winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW 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. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC169E44S 116 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NE (38 kph at 50).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 260).	200 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 18).
ASCATC170E43S 124 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 55).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.

* 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.