– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.
	Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9
	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	clear	light snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	13	—	—	—	1	31	65	17	1	28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	1	1	0	-2	-2	0	-2	-1	-1	0	1	0	-5	-6	-5
min °C	2	2	1	1	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	-6	-6	-6	-10
chill °C	-3	-3	-5	-4	-6	-9	-12	-13	-11	-10	-9	-10	-12	-9	-17	-14	-14	-24

Freezing level m	3350	3400	3300	3250	3150	2950	2350	2400	2750	2700	2600	2650	2700	3000	2550	2250	1950	1500
Cloud base (m)			7250	8600			1650	1000	950	1550	1700	1600	1850	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Wed night).

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 -10°C on Sat night). Mainly stormy winds.

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	13° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 110).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 68).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 58).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 278 degs) was rejected.

* 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.