– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 19 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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	5	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-5	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-8	-10	-11
min °C	-5	-5	-7	-9	-7	-5	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-7	-10	-11	-12
chill °C	-11	-13	-18	-23	-21	-16	-14	-15	-16	-16	-13	-13	-11	-11	-10	-16	-22	-24	-26

Freezing level m	2500	2500	2150	1850	2650	2700	2500	2500	2450	2350	2600	2650	2550	2600	2650	2450	2000	1850	1850
Cloud base (m)		9050	8800	1550	1500	1550					7150	8650	9300		8800	1600	1000	1500	1500

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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon 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	-5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 342).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 221).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 262).

* 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.