– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Sun 14		Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	S
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cm	—	3	4	29	23	14	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	14	3	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	-2	-3	1	-1	-7	-10	-7	-6	-4	-1	0	-1	-4	-4	-6	-11
min°C	-1	-3	-5	0	-7	-8	-10	-9	-6	-5	-3	0	-1	-5	-4	-8	-12
chill°C	-8	-13	-17	-11	-17	-18	-20	-16	-11	-11	-10	-5	-8	-14	-13	-15	-19

Freezing level (m)	2850	2350	2300	3000	2350	1700	1600	1200	1800	2200	2500	2900	2850	2150	2350	2050	1200
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1650	1650	1650	1600	1750	1500	1650	1500	1500	1600

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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 Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNE (37 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 60).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 303).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
ASCATC169E44S 105 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Fresh winds from the NE (37 kph at 39).	- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).	20 km
ASCATB170E43S 121 km N 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the NNE (24 kph at 31).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 24 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 353).

* 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.