– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSE	SW	NW	WNW	NW	ESE	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	5	2	2	—	0.1	1.7	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	0.1
max °C	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	3	1	-2	0	0	1	4	4	3	4	4	4
min °C	5	5	6	6	7	7	4	2	0	-2	-1	0	0	2	4	3	3	4	4
chill °C	4	3	4	4	6	6	0	-2	-5	-6	-7	-7	-7	-3	0	-1	0	4	2

Freezing level m	3400	3150	3300	3350	3550	3400	3150	2550	2150	1550	1850	2050	2150	2450	2500	2800	2600	2600	2850
Cloud base (m)	6550	2000	1550	1600	2000	2050	1900	1550	1550	1550	1700	1700	1750		1950	1950		1800	2300

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	—	—	9:15	—	—	9:15	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:12	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 190).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 336).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 37 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 37 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 292).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 37 minutes ago	11° 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.