– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 23 Nov 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 -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	16	6	4	23	4	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	1	1	-1	-3	-4	-1	0
min°C	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	-1	0	1	-3	-4	-4	-2	-3
chill°C	-6	-9	-10	-7	-10	-7	-6	-7	-11	-12	-11	-10	-8	-8	-13	-15	-15	-11	-10

Freezing level (m)	2450	2450	2550	2250	2400	2600	2650	2700	2650	2400	2900	2750	3150	3250	2800	2450	2400	2650	2200
Cloud base (m)	1700		1750		1650	1750	6850	5000		2300	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1900	1950	1850	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 -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 244).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 240).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 100).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 40 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 340).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 233 degs) was rejected.

* 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.