– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	NNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	9	6	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-2	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-10	-10	-8
min °C	-1	-3	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-9	-8	-10	-9	-8	-9	-10	-11	-10
chill °C	-8	-11	-15	-12	-10	-7	-10	-7	-14	-16	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-18	-22	-20

Freezing level m	3800	3450	2200	2800	2700	2600	2650	2700	2600	2400	2550	2350	2250	2350	2150	2100	2150	1950
Cloud base (m)	1550	1600	1600	1800	1650	2100	1900	1750	1700	1800	1700	1850	1600	1700	1750	1950	1750	1750

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 35 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (18 kph at 89).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 43 minutes ago	19° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 43 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 82 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 43 minutes ago	24° 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.