– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
km/h	ESE	NNE	NW	W	SE	S	SSE	S	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	N
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cm	2	15	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
max °C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	3
min °C	-2	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	0	2	2	4	3	2	2
chill °C	-7	-7	-3	-7	-6	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	0	-2	-3	-4

Freezing level m	2700	2400	2350	2400	2150	2200	2450	2350	2450	2950	3050	3350	3400	3700	3750	3550	3550
Cloud base (m)	1700	1550	1600	1650	1600	1700	1750	1800	1650	1650			1650	9200	6800	1700	2150

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue 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 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		-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 250).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 252).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 146).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 319 degs) was rejected.

* 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.