– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 06 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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
	Sat 6		Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	5	1	1	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	0	-2	-1	0	-3	-1	0	1	1	1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-6	-8
min°C	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-2	-1	0	1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-6	-7	-9
chill°C	-9	-12	-13	-13	-16	-13	-8	-7	-7	-5	-9	-11	-8	-8	-13	-14	-16

Freezing level (m)	2850	2900	2600	2700	2700	2350	2600	3100	3100	3150	3050	2700	2800	2600	2350	2200	1400
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1500	1500	1500	1650	1800	9100	1650	1650	2050	2900	2000	1500	1550	1700	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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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		-	Moderate winds from the NNE (22 kph at 20).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 318).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	1 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 59).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 79).

* 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.