– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Fri 01 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 slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).
	Fri 1		Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
min °C	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-3	-4	-3	1	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-4	-3	-5	-8	-10	-11	-10

Freezing level m	3350	3300	3250	3300	3400	3450	3400	3350	3400	3350	3350	3250	3200	3000	2950	2700	3000
Cloud base (m)	1650	8850	7100	6450				7000	9500					9250	8700	1000	1000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu 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	2° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNW (17 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Mist	Calm (4 kph at 310).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 170).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 325).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 333).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 275).

* 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.