– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	SE	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	70	2	1	4	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-3	-3	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-4	0	1	-6	-6	-5	-2	-3	-1
min°C	-3	-3	-3	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-3	-4	-1	-3	-6	-6	-7	-3	-4	-2
chill°C	-9	-8	-8	-5	0	-4	-6	-8	-13	-15	-12	-12	-14	-11	-14	-11	-14	-12

Freezing level (m)	2400	2500	2600	2850	3000	3000	2850	2850	2500	2450	2800	3150	2150	2150	2000	2050	2350	2600
Cloud base (m)		1650	2150	1600	1650	9350	1650	1650	1700	1600	1500	1500	1500	1600	1700	1600	1700	1850

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 86 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 160).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 250).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 75).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (26 kph at 157).

* 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.