– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle on Wed night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
		Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	SE	SSW	S	SSW	SW	S	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W
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cm	1	—	—	—	1	1	22	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
mm	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	1	1	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	0
min °C	2	1	1	-3	-3	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-1
chill °C	-2	-3	-4	-9	-8	-9	-10	-12	-13	-15	-13	-13	-10	-6	-6	-3	-6	-5	-5

Freezing level m	3300	3350	3200	3050	2550	2450	1850	2300	2300	2150	2300	2400	2600	2750	2700	2550	2500	2700	2950
Cloud base (m)	1550	2200	1650	1600	1600	1600	1550	1750	1750	1900	2350	1650	1900	1700	1550	1850	1850	1700	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Drizzle on Wed night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	16° C	Light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 31).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 224).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.

* 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.