– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 28 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 below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N 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	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	SW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	41	81	39	22	53	6	7	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-6	-6	-7	-7
min °C	-6	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-8
chill °C	-12	-11	-13	-12	-10	-11	-10	-11	-17	-18	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-14

Freezing level m	2550	2800	2400	2700	2800	2600	2800	2950	2800	2600	3100	3100	2900	2900	2900	2750	2700	2550
Cloud base (m)		1600		9350		6100	9300		1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1500	1850

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

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. 2 hours ago	-3° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 302).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 53 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 112 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry

* 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.