– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	18	26	15	19	29	9	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	0	0	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3
chill °C	-4	-5	-7	-1	-2	-6	-5	-6	-12	-11	-10	-10	-9	-8	-8	-10	-9	-7

Freezing level m	2500	2800	2450	2700	2850	2600	3150	2850	2600	2750	2950	3050	2850	2800	2800	2700	2600	2500
Cloud base (m)		1600			8450	6150	8450	1600	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

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	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 110).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 58 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 86).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Fresh winds from the SE (33 kph at 127).

* 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.