– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).
	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. snow	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow
km/h	NW	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	36	2	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	10	26	3	61
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-3	-4	-8	-9	-8	-4	-4	-3	1	1	-1	2	1	0	-1	-7	-9	-6
min°C	-4	-6	-10	-10	-9	-8	-4	-4	-2	1	-1	0	1	-1	-6	-9	-9	-8
chill°C	-15	-14	-19	-17	-16	-15	-11	-10	-9	-4	-6	-7	-7	-9	-16	-20	-20	-18

Freezing level (m)	2500	2200	1250	1500	1750	1600	2050	2250	2850	3200	2900	3350	3200	3000	2250	1950	1800	1600
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1600	1550	1550	1550	1600	1500	1550	1650	1850	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1700	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (37 kph at 270).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 209 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	20° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 190).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 330).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 63).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 41 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 343).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 41 minutes ago	21° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 87).

* 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.