– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NW	NNW	NW	S	S	S	S	SW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
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cm	1	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	38	—	—	—	—	0.1	1	0.1	0.4	0.2	17	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	5	-2	-3	-2	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	-3	-4	-3	-3	0	1	2
min°C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-1	2	2	4	4	1	2	0	-5	-5	-3	-3	-2	1	0
chill°C	-7	-8	-9	-7	-4	-1	-3	1	-1	-5	-4	-6	-11	-10	-7	-8	-8	-3	-4

Freezing level (m)	2400	1700	1600	1550	1850	2350	2500	2750	2850	2200	2250	2400	1250	1300	1600	1350	1600	2100	1950
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1650	1750	1700	2000	1950	1700	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600	1700	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild with heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W 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. 41 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 41 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 284).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (30 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, no change.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	1 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 217).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 134).

* 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.