– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Tue 05 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	NNW	W	WSW	W	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	16	25	25	8	2	32	71	12	—	1	3	4	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	0	-2	0	1	-2	-9	-9	-4	-6	-9	-14
min °C	1	0	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	0	-2	-1	0	-7	-10	-9	-8	-6	-11	-15
chill °C	-5	-7	-9	-11	-12	-10	-12	-8	-11	-10	-10	-20	-22	-17	-14	-17	-23	-29

Freezing level m	3250	3050	2900	2550	2450	2600	2700	2900	2600	2750	3050	2250	1550	1600	1600	1350	1650	650
Cloud base (m)			8800	1600	1550	1000	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1550	1500	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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the N by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Mist	Calm (4 kph at 330).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 302).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 295).

* 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.