– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	7	1	—	—	—
mm	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	1	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	1	-10	0	1	2	3
min °C	3	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	-5	-11	-9	0	1	2
chill °C	-4	-8	-7	-3	-3	-3	-1	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-6	-16	-24	-20	-6	-4	-1

Freezing level m	4050	3300	3200	3700	3600	3500	3750	3700	3600	3650	3650	3600	3700	3100	1650	1200	3100	3250	3450
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1600		1750			1650			1650	1950	1550	1550	1650	1600	1650

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	—	—	9:08	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:07	—	—	9:06	—	—	9:04	—	—	9:02	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 52 minutes ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (43 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 52 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (17 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 52 minutes ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 280).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 188 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 52 minutes ago	21° C	-	Gales from the WNW (63 kph at 289).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 52 minutes ago	18° 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.