– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat night).
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	E	E	NE	N	N	ENE	ESE	SW	W	WNW	WNW	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	1	2	13	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	0	-2	-8	-13	-10	-4	-3	-3	-3
min °C	4	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	0	-1	-4	-13	-14	-11	-7	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	0	0	-3	-4	-3	-4	-2	-2	-5	-6	-9	-26	-27	-21	-18	-13	-11	-10

Freezing level m	3600	3600	3500	3300	3350	3500	3250	3250	3350	2900	2650	1200	1200	1600	1500	2200	2500	2400
Cloud base (m)	9100	1650	6650	2700	1650	1900	1800	1950	2000	1550	1550	1650	1900	2200	1800		1650	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat 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 10 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	10° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 350).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 150).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 30 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 342).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 68).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	16° 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.