– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
		Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	E	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	12	14	65	2	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-2	-3	-6	-4	-3	-4	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-2	-2	-1	1	-6	-7	-2
min°C	-2	-4	-7	-7	-4	-4	-3	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-4	-8	-8	-6
chill°C	-8	-11	-16	-15	-10	-9	-8	-5	-1	-4	-6	-9	-14	-13	-12	-14	-16	-16	-13

Freezing level (m)	2650	2450	2150	1650	2250	2450	2500	2850	2900	2950	2900	2800	2550	2650	2850	3200	1950	1950	1650
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1700	1650		1650	1950	1600	1650	1600	1650	1700	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600	1650	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 100).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 78).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	10 km
ASCATC170E43S 121 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the SSW (12 kph at 206).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 311).
ASCATB169E44S 124 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 232).	- 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.