– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 14 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 14 Oct Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	S	SW	W
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cm	—	—	1	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	45	26	3	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-7	-7	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-4	-4	-5	-6	-6	-4	-11	-10	-8	-6
min°C	-7	-9	-10	-9	-9	-8	-6	-5	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-12	-11	-9	-6
chill°C	-13	-19	-21	-20	-20	-21	-17	-14	-14	-17	-19	-19	-16	-23	-11	-15	-14

Freezing level (m)	1650	800	1200	1500	1550	1700	1850	1350	1750	1850	1800	1900	2300	1250	1300	1550	1300
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550	2950	1750	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1600	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (30 kph at 250).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Strong winds from the ESE (46 kph at 104).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 230).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 92).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 2 hours ago	10° 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.