– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the N by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	44	21	21	19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-2	0	0	0	-2
chill °C	-10	-11	-10	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-9	-13	-12	-10	-10	-9	-12

Freezing level m	2200	2250	1900	2500	2750	2400	2350	2450	2600	2600	2800	3100	2700	2600	3050	3000	3000	2650
Cloud base (m)	1650	1600	1650			8600			6650	3600	4300	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550

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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the N by Mon 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	5° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC170E43S 79 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (8 kph at 82).
ASCATC169E44S 122 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the ESE (10 kph at 111).	- km
ASCATC169E43S 134 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 286).	- km

* 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.