– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).
	Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	AM	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	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S
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cm	59	39	1	14	76	85	2	—	5	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-6	-6	-5	-10	-9	-8	-10	-11	-15	-15	-10	-10	-9	-11	-13	-11
min °C	-5	-6	-7	-6	-9	-11	-10	-9	-11	-12	-15	-17	-11	-10	-10	-11	-14	-12
chill °C	-17	-18	-19	-17	-24	-26	-19	-20	-24	-28	-32	-34	-25	-21	-21	-21	-28	-26

Freezing level m	2850	3050	2600	2800	2950	2200	2100	1900	1900	1950	1350	450	850	1350	1000	1450	2050	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1600		8300	1700	1550		7050

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (33 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Fresh winds from the NNE (35 kph at 30).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Near gales from the N (52 kph at 5).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 313).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 234 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.