– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 30 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).
		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	SW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	42	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-2	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-6	-4	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-2	-2	-3	-3	-9	-5	-4	-2	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-11	-10	-10	-9	-10	-12	-11	-9	-10	-12	-14	-13	-18	-14	-11	-8	-5	-7	-10

Freezing level m	3550	3550	3350	3700	3600	3400	3500	3500	3550	3550	3300	3150	2100	2950	3250	3450	3550	3450	3300
Cloud base (m)	1600		1700			1650			1650	1600	1500	1650	1550		1650			1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 200).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 59 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 8).
ASCATC169E44S 124 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the SSW (39 kph at 207).	- km
ASCATC170E43S 125 km NW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 227).	- km
ASCATC168E44S 136 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Fresh winds from the SSW (37 kph at 202).	- km

* 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.