– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning).
	Thu 7		Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	SSE	W	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
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cm	30	2	4	37	72	5	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-2	-1	0	-4	-4	-2	-3	-7	-8	-7	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-1	-3	-5	-5	-3	-5	-8	-9	-10	-5	-4	-5	-6	-6	-3
chill °C	-12	-12	-10	-14	-16	-10	-9	-16	-21	-20	-22	-14	-13	-13	-13	-15	-11

Freezing level m	3150	2600	2750	3000	2300	2150	2450	2100	1800	1500	850	1200	1550	1450	1950	2050	2400
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1550	1600	9100	1600	1600		3100	7000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 10).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 271 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 317).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 331 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.