– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 02 Jun 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).
	Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	N	NNW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SW	SSW
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cm	—	6	6	—	—	5	11	6	31	8	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-7	-6	-5
min °C	-3	-4	-6	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-7	-7	-8	-7	-8
chill °C	-12	-11	-13	-8	-10	-12	-14	-16	-16	-16	-14	-14	-7	-12	-14	-21	-19	-19

Freezing level m	2500	2400	2100	1650	2000	1950	2250	2250	2200	2050	2050	2000	2050	2050	1850	1450	1400	1500
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550		1750	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1700	1700	1800	1550	1550	1600

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning).

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	10° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 190).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10 km
hy2c169E43S 119 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Near gales from the WSW (53 kph at 240).	- km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 340).	2 km
hy2c170E43S 120 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the WSW (49 kph at 250).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 35 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.