– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 06 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 06 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 Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the N by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
	Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	1	35	42	15	2	21	78	111	26	7	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-10	-14	-14	-7	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8
min °C	-6	-7	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-9	-14	-15	-15	-12	-10	-10	-11	-9	-8	-11
chill °C	-16	-17	-18	-17	-18	-20	-17	-24	-29	-27	-22	-22	-22	-25	-24	-20	-17	-19

Freezing level m	2500	2500	2650	2850	2850	2600	2800	3050	2000	1500	1350	1050	1850	1950	1100	1000	1450	1100
Cloud base (m)	1600	1650	950	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1650	1600	1500	1550		1650	1600

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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 Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the N by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (31 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 330).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 156).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 254).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (19 kph at 330).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 359 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.