– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 88mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	12	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	4	4	64	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—
max°C	4	4	3	4	6	3	-2	-3	-4	-1	1	4	6	6	4	2	3	0
min°C	4	3	2	2	6	-2	-2	-4	-5	-2	1	2	4	5	1	1	2	-4
chill°C	1	-2	-3	-6	0	-9	-9	-10	-10	-6	-1	-1	2	1	-4	-5	-4	-10

Freezing level (m)	3000	2850	2300	2300	2950	2000	1700	1550	1150	1550	2200	3150	3350	3350	3250	2400	2600	1300
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1800	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1650	1600	1600	1650	2300	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 88mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri 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 5 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	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 281).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 240).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 134).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 45).

* 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.