– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 03 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the N by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	13	37	56	2	—	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	-1	-2	-2	0	1	-1	0	0	-6	-7	-6	-3
min °C	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-4	-1	0	-2	0	-1	-10	-9	-8	-7
chill °C	-1	-3	-3	-5	-4	-5	-7	-9	-12	-14	-9	-6	-10	-9	-12	-22	-20	-12	-20

Freezing level m	3350	3350	3400	3350	3300	3200	3200	2500	2500	2500	2800	3150	2500	2950	3000	2150	1500	1750	1450
Cloud base (m)	6800		7100	7300					1650	1500	1550	1600	9150	1550	1500	1450	1550	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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. 41 minutes ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 25).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 228 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 41 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 262).
Oxford wx 169 km E 287m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 217).

* 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.