– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).
	Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	N	N	NNE	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	SE	S	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
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cm	5	1	—	—	—	—	2	1	14	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1
mm	—	1.9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	3	3	2	1	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2
min °C	1	2	2	2	1	-3	-3	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-2	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-5	-3	-3	-1	-4	-9	-9	-9	-12	-14	-14	-13	-14	-12	-7	-7	-6	-8

Freezing level m	3100	3300	3400	3450	3300	3000	2500	2350	1850	2150	2250	2200	2300	2450	2650	2650	2550	2500
Cloud base (m)	1900	1650	1550	2200	1700	1600	1600	1750	1550	1800	1650	1950	3200	1800	1900	1650	1800	1750

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 140).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 26 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 96).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (26 kph at 61).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.