– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 02 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 -2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	26	23	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-6	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	-8	-7	-5	-8	-8	-9	-8	-9	-9	-9	-11	-12	-18	-17	-16	-9	-10	-12

Freezing level m	3300	3300	3400	3400	3400	3350	3400	3400	3400	3300	3250	3150	2600	2750	2900	3250	3150	2900
Cloud base (m)	7250	6450	6650			7050				8250	8800		1650	950	1000		1600	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 -2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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. 59 minutes ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 59 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 59 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 280).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 66).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 59 minutes ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 119 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 59 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 15 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 150).

* 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.