– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).
		Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NE
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cm	—	—	3	9	—	—	30	2	3	32	25	8	32	23	3	6	5	4	—
mm	—	—	—	12	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	1	3	3	3	-1	-7	-7	-4	-7	-9	-9	-10	-9	-10	-10	-10	-9
min °C	0	0	0	0	3	2	-7	-8	-8	-7	-8	-9	-11	-10	-10	-11	-10	-10	-9
chill °C	-6	-5	-7	-8	-4	-3	-19	-19	-20	-18	-21	-22	-22	-20	-20	-21	-18	-18	-15

Freezing level m	3100	3100	3100	3550	3550	3450	2200	1850	1800	1800	1900	1700	1600	1500	1600	1250	1450	1650	1350
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1600	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1650	1550	1600	1600

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	—	—	9:20	—	—	9:21	—	—	9:21	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 314).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 230).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 280).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 274).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 90).

* 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.