– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	S	SSW	S	SSW	NNW
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cm	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	14	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	5	3	4	2	5	6	4	5	6	4	4	3	-2	-1	0	0	3	4	3
min°C	1	1	3	2	4	5	3	3	6	2	3	0	-4	-3	0	-1	2	3	2
chill°C	-6	-4	0	-2	0	2	-2	-2	4	-1	-1	-6	-11	-6	-2	-4	-1	3	1

Freezing level (m)	2650	2200	2750	2950	3050	3250	3150	2750	3050	2850	2700	2450	1550	1550	2050	1750	2350	2550	2850
Cloud base (m)	1500	1650	1700	9150	9200	2000		2600	1700	1600		1650	1600	1600	1900	1850	1650	1750	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 42 minutes ago	15° C	-	Strong winds from the WSW (50 kph at 252).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 55 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 278).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	18° C	-	Gales from the ENE (65 kph at 59).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 42 minutes ago	19° 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.