– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 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 -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-4	-5	-7	-9	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4
min °C	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-6	-9	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5
chill °C	-10	-11	-14	-13	-12	-12	-11	-13	-16	-22	-21	-17	-15	-16	-16	-13	-11	-12	-11

Freezing level m	2550	2500	2450	2400	2450	2600	2700	2850	2800	1700	2100	2300	2450	2500	2500	2750	2800	2900	3000
Cloud base (m)							6900		9500		1000	1000	1650	1900	1000	1600	1000	1550	1600

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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 Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 263).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 38 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 34).

* 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.