Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Top of Mt Ngauruhoe, Mount Ngauruhoe

Mount Ngauruhoe

 

Days 0-3 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 3-6 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
Wind km/h
25 SE25
25 SE25
20 SE20
20 SE20
10 SE10
10 ESE10
10 E10
10 SE10
0 E0
5 W5
10 WSW10
10 W10
15 WSW15
25 SW25
35 W35
35 W35
45 WNW45
75 NW75
some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear snow shwrs mod. snow snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 10 4 7 19
High °C
-8 -8 -7 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -7 -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -9
Low °C
-9 -9 -8 -8 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -7 -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -9 -9
Chill °C
-16 -16 -14 -12 -11 -9 -10 -9 -5 -6 -10 -12 -12 -16 -18 -18 -19 -22
Freezing level m
1450 1400 1600 1400 1400 1750 1450 1450 1750 1350 1200 1450 1100 1150 1500 1400 1400 1550
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-14-13-13-11-11-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-13-13-13-14-14-8-8-7-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-4-3-3-3-3-23442452543331333349101081111811118101089991011
Sunrise
- 8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:11 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 - - 8:12 -
Sunset
- - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:07 - - 5:08 - - 5:08 - - 5:08

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
Twizel wx
73 km S
519m alt.
35 minutes ago
4.2° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
20.0 km
Haast
97 km SW
4m alt.
2 hours ago
12.4° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 140).
Zelkova Geraldine
105 km ESE
135m alt.
26 minutes ago
6.9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 264).
TaraHillsAws
105 km S
485m alt.
2 hours ago
3.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 150).
Hannahs Clearing Haast wx
110 km SW
10m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
16 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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