– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 01 May Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).
		Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	18	—	1	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5
chill °C	-8	-8	-7	-3	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-11	-9	-11	-12	-16	-16	-16	-14	-15	-14

Freezing level m	3300	3250	3250	3350	3400	3350	3350	3350	3350	3350	3250	3200	3200	2850	2700	2900	2800	2800	2900
Cloud base (m)	9000	7100	6550	7550			6800	9350			9100	8850	8900	1650	1000	1000	1600	1000	1000

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	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:38	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:34	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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	4° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 100).	10 km
ASCATB170E43S 121 km N 15m alt. 4 hours ago			Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 212).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 300).
ASCATC170E43S 131 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (3 kph at 44).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 273 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.