– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 pm Fri 03 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 5 pm Fri 03 Jul Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Fri 3		Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	N	ENE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	NNW	N	NNE	ENE
See all weather maps
cm	1	18	53	96	33	12	5	10	3	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-10	-10	-14	-18	-20	-17	-14	-12	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-13	-14
min °C	-10	-11	-11	-11	-17	-20	-20	-20	-15	-12	-13	-12	-11	-13	-13	-13	-15
chill °C	-20	-25	-26	-23	-31	-33	-29	-35	-28	-28	-26	-24	-15	-20	-20	-21	-23

Freezing level m	1900	2000	1850	1950	1450	1050	1050	650	750	900	800	1000	1350	1100	1050	1350	1250
Cloud base (m)	1000	950	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1650	1700	1650	1700	2000	1650	1550		1650	1850

	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:11	—	—	8:11	—	—	8:11	—	—
	5:13	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15	—

Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 650m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (35 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 45).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 34 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 35 minutes ago	12° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Hokitika South 112 km NE 2m alt. 34 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).
Lindis Pass 117 km S 965m alt. 36 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Methven 121 km E 337m alt. 34 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).

* 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.