– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 124mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	2	18	3	—	25	14	2	60	20	14	21	0.1	0.3	—	—	—	0.1
max °C	7	6	6	8	8	5	7	7	8	4	3	2	3	4	3	5	5	3
min °C	6	5	5	7	6	4	5	7	6	3	2	0	1	4	2	4	4	1
chill °C	3	0	0	2	2	-2	-1	2	0	-4	-4	-3	-2	1	-2	1	1	-3

Freezing level m	3400	3150	3300	3200	3300	3250	3100	3500	3100	2900	2600	2400	2250	3050	3850	3800	3300	2450
Cloud base (m)	1800	1650	1500	1550	1550	1800	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1600	1550	1600	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 124mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

Heavy rain (total 56mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W 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 5 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		-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 60).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 210).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 143).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 139).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 87).

* 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.