– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NW	NW	NW	WSW
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cm	—	—	6	2	1	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	0	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-2	-1	0	1	0	1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-5	-6
min°C	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-4	-5	-8
chill°C	-9	-9	-12	-13	-13	-15	-12	-8	-6	-7	-7	-9	-9	-8	-7	-10	-11	-16

Freezing level (m)	2950	2850	2900	2800	2700	2850	2350	2700	3100	3050	3050	3100	2900	2850	2650	2550	2400	1700
Cloud base (m)	1600	1750	1550	1500	1500	1500	1750	1600			1650	1550	1550	1900	1900	1650	1700	1550

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (31 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 110).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 20 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 28).
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	12° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 60).
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.