– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	risk tstorm	mod. snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds
km/h	ESE	ESE	SE	E	NNE	NNE	NE	E	W	WSW	NW	NNW	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.7	3	28	9	0.5	0.3	2	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	7	8	9	7	6	7	7	6	7	8	6	5	0	-4	-1	0	1	2	2
min °C	6	7	8	5	6	7	7	6	7	5	5	2	-6	-6	-3	-1	0	2	1
chill °C	4	5	7	4	5	5	5	6	6	3	2	1	-13	-14	-10	-8	-5	-3	-5

Freezing level m	3600	3650	3600	3500	3250	3350	3450	3250	3250	3600	2950	2850	1250	1200	1600	1800	2050	2250	2400
Cloud base (m)	1650	9000	1650	5900	2900	2000	1550	1500	1750	1600	1650	1550	1650	2000	2050	1950	2100	1800	1600

	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	—	9:16	—	—	9:15	—	—	9:15	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:13	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 300).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 21).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 252 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	4° 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.