Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Heading to Hector on Neil Winchcombe Ridge, Mount Hector

Mount Hector

 

Days 0-3 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
moderate rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
moderate rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
10 N10
10 NNW10
5 ENE5
5 ENE5
5 E5
10 SE10
5 SE5
0 WSW0
10 SE10
0 N0
5 WNW5
10 SE10
5 SSE5
5 WNW5
0 NE0
5 NW5
10 NW10
0 N0
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Rain
Rain mm
9 15 23 1 5 6 3 9 20 3 6 2 - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
17 17 16 19 19 17 19 19 18 21 21 19 23 24 21 23 23 20
Low °C
17 17 16 18 18 16 18 19 17 19 20 18 21 23 19 22 22 18
Chill °C
17 17 16 19 19 17 19 19 18 21 21 19 23 24 21 23 23 20
Freezing level m
2800 2600 2750 2800 2900 2800 2800 2900 2900 2950 3050 3100 3200 3250 3400 3500 3550 3600
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 - -
Sunset
- 9:13 - - 9:13 - - 9:14 - - 9:15 - - 9:15 - - 9:16 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 0 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Twizel wx
73 km S
519m alt.
25 minutes ago
12.5° C
cloudy
Overcast
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Haast
97 km SW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
14.7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Aws
105 km S
485m alt.
1 hour ago
11.3° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
Zelkova Geraldine
105 km ESE
135m alt.
34 minutes ago
12.5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Timaru Airport
117 km SE
26m alt.
1 hour ago
12.8° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
10 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Aoraki/Mount Cook and within an acceptable time window.

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