– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.6	0.6	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	3	4	4	1	1	1	3
min °C	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	4	2	0	1	0	2
chill °C	-12	-12	-12	-10	-10	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	2	-4	-7	-6	-6	-4

Freezing level m	2300	2400	2250	2450	2500	2650	2500	2750	2600	2600	2700	3150	3800	3700	3150	3250	3000	3450
Cloud base (m)	1750	1800	1850	2100	1750	1750	1650	1700	1850	2000	1900	1900	1500	1550	1750	1750	1550	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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 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	12° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (15 kph at 250).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 184).
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	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 221).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	14° 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.