Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

 

Days 0-3 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
Wind km/h
5 N5
5 WNW5
5 NNW5
0 SSE0
5 NNW5
5 NNW5
5 W5
5 NW5
5 NW5
0 W0
5 NW5
10 NW10
15 WNW15
15 WNW15
20 WNW20
25 NW25
35 NW35
35 NW35
clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 11
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Low °C
3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
Chill °C
3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 -2 -4 -3
Freezing level m
3450 3500 3550 3600 3600 3650 3700 3750 3800 3800 3700 3750 3700 3650 3650 3550 3400 3450
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-2-1-1-1-1-10000000-10-1-2-233444444554444433399899999810109997878151614151614151613161614141412141313222220222220222219222320212118212019
Sunrise
7:39 - - 7:39 - - 7:41 - - 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:45 - -
Sunset
- 7:53 - - 7:52 - - 7:50 - - 7:47 - - 7:46 - - 7:45 -

Issued local time.

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 StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Haast
97 km SW
4m alt.
1 hour ago
15.3° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
Tara Hills Aws
105 km S
485m alt.
1 hour ago
13.6° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
Zelkova Geraldine
105 km ESE
135m alt.
44 minutes ago
16.1° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Timaru Airport
117 km SE
26m alt.
1 hour ago
14.2° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10 km
Hokitika Aero (aut)
121 km NE
40m alt.
1 hour ago
17.8° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
10 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Aoraki/Mount Cook and within an acceptable time window.

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