– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	21	38	29	12	17	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	-1	-1	1	0
min °C	-5	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-3	0	-2	-1	-2	-3	-1	-1	-3
chill °C	-13	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	-7	-6	-7	-11	-13	-10	-11	-10	-11	-12	-7	-1	-11

Freezing level m	2050	2600	2750	2400	2550	2800	2600	2450	2800	2850	2400	3050	3150	2900	2750	2550	2750	2850	3000
Cloud base (m)	1750					8450	6550	3000	4650	1600	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	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 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	1° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).	50 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	9° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	200 m
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 43 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 273 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 235 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 51 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 174).

* 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.