– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 46mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy rain	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	N
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cm	9	—	—	2	26	28	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	16	0.8	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	3	4	1	-2	-4	-4	2	5	4	2	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	0
min °C	0	2	2	1	0	-2	-6	-5	-1	4	3	1	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1
chill °C	-8	-8	-8	-9	-10	-14	-15	-14	-7	-1	-2	-4	-5	-7	-7	-6	-5	-1	-4

Freezing level m	3150	3400	3450	3250	3100	2700	2000	1800	2850	3900	3650	3400	3000	2800	2600	2550	2800	2850	2900
Cloud base (m)	1900	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550	1600	1750	1600	1550	1650	1600	1650	1550	1650	1650	1750	1750

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

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 46mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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		-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Calm (2 kph at 0).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 238).
SHIP3772 128 km SE 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- km
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 313).
SHIP7543 148 km ESE 3m alt. 2 hours ago

* 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.