– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
		Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	NW	NW	N	NNE	NE	SE	W	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	NNE	NE	NNW	W	W	W
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cm	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-8	-6	-6	-4	-1	-1	-1	1	1	1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-10	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-4	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-2
chill °C	-19	-16	-14	-10	-6	-7	-4	-5	-6	-9	-7	-8	-14	-5	-3	-4	-3	-7	-6

Freezing level m	1500	1700	1900	1650	2100	2400	2500	2800	2850	3100	2850	3100	2250	2750	2950	2850	2750	2700	2600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1700	1650	1750	1700	1800	2500	1650	1850	1700	2450	2000	1950	2050	2000	1850	1550	1550	1550

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	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed 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. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (19 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 198).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (33 kph at 291).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	10° 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.