– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	ESE	SE	ENE	ENE	NNE	E	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.3	1.8	22	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	0	-4	-1	0	0	4	6	5
min °C	7	8	5	5	7	7	7	7	4	2	-4	-4	-2	0	-1	2	5	4
chill °C	5	6	3	4	6	6	6	5	0	-3	-10	-8	-10	-7	-7	-3	1	1

Freezing level m	3600	3550	3400	3300	3350	3300	3450	3400	3200	2600	1950	1400	1650	2000	1900	2450	2800	3000
Cloud base (m)	9100	1650	5850	2900	1600	1550	2000	1950	1850	1550	1500	1600	1800	1700	1900	1650	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 51 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 80).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (16 kph at 65).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 51 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 76).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 51 minutes ago	18° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.