– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Mon 18 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 afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-6	-4	-5	-6	-6
min °C	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-7	-9	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-6	-5	-5	-6	-7
chill °C	-12	-12	-12	-11	-13	-18	-23	-20	-16	-15	-15	-18	-18	-18	-14	-12	-11	-12	-14

Freezing level m	2450	2500	2600	2550	2700	2400	1950	2400	2600	2550	2550	2550	2400	2350	2700	3050	3000	2750	2300
Cloud base (m)				9350	9450	1650	1550	1550	1500	1000	1000	1000	1000	1600	1600		9100	8100	6650

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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 afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW 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. 1 hour ago	-5° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	-5° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 284).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 228).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 69 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 320).

* 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.