– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sat 02 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	-1
min °C	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	-2	-1	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-2	-1	2	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-8	-12	-11	-9	-3	-5	-7

Freezing level m	3300	3300	3400	3400	3350	3350	3350	3350	3350	3250	3200	3050	2550	2850	2950	3200	3100	2800
Cloud base (m)	7250	6650				7050				8250		8950		950	1500		1650

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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 Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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	1° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 236).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 241 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 158 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.