– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 20 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light snow
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	2	19	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-4	-2	-1	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	-1	-3	-6	-6
min °C	-2	-3	-6	-4	-3	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-4	-6	-7
chill °C	-9	-12	-18	-16	-12	-6	-6	-8	-9	-6	-4	-4	-2	-4	-10	-12	-15	-17

Freezing level m	2600	2250	1850	2250	2550	2900	2500	2550	2450	2600	2700	2650	2850	2800	2450	1900	1950	1950
Cloud base (m)	9500	8700	1600	1500	1500	1600				8800			9250	1650	1050	1550	1550	1000

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon 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. 49 minutes ago	-4° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 49 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 49 minutes ago	-5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (11 kph at 290).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 49 minutes ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 312).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 49 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 264 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 49 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 83 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.