– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Mon 29 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 29		Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds
km/h	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	SSE	WNW	NNW	NNW	S	SE	S	S	SSE
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mm	—	0.2	0.3	10	0.3	0.2	1.6	—	0.4	0.8	4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.5	—
max °C	6	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	4	5	5	4	4	5
min °C	6	4	4	2	3	4	5	5	6	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
chill °C	3	-1	-1	-4	-1	1	2	2	6	6	2	4	5	4	4	3	3

Freezing level m	3050	3250	3200	2650	3000	3050	3000	2800	2850	2950	2800	2700	2900	2850	2700	2850	3100
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	2100	1850	1950	1850	1650	2000	2350	1700	1550	1550	1600	1850	1900	1600	1900

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 51 minutes ago	10° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (28 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (22 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	12° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (10 kph at 197).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 51 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 172).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 86).

* 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.