– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sun 31 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sun 31 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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).
	Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	14	32	27	8	13	14	2	4	2	—	—	2	28	8	37	17	5	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-7	-7	-6
min °C	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8
chill °C	-11	-10	-10	-11	-10	-14	-11	-8	-12	-10	-12	-13	-16	-16	-16	-18	-19	-18

Freezing level m	3050	3100	2850	2800	2750	2550	2350	2500	2150	1700	2000	1900	2250	2150	2200	2000	1850	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1600	1800	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550

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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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri 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. 40 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous heavy rain.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 40 minutes ago	15° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 40 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 350).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 40 minutes ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 20).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 21 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (10 kph at 354).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 40 minutes ago	18° C	-	Strong winds from the N (43 kph at 3).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 95).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 40 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 307).

* 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.