– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Sat 09 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sat 09 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Sat 9		Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-3	-3	-2	-3	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-14	-16	-18	-13	-15	-11	-9	-8	-9	-7	-9	-8	-7	-7	-6	-4	-3

Freezing level m	2150	2000	1900	1900	1300	1600	1950	1300	1450	2650	2700	2550	2850	2800	2700	2850	2850
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1600	1600		1600	1550	1550	1650	8500	3650	2150

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, no change.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	1 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 305 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Near gales from the W (61 kph at 265).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 95 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.