– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 18 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 -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	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	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	25	—	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-6	-4	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-7	-8	-9
min °C	-7	-7	-6	-5	-3	-3	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-2	-1	-2	-6	-8	-9	-10
chill °C	-12	-13	-12	-12	-9	-9	-7	-6	-6	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-15	-13	-17	-19

Freezing level m	2400	2450	2850	3000	3250	3300	3500	3600	3550	3500	3450	3550	3650	3550	3550	3250	2450	2150	1800
Cloud base (m)	1850	1650	1650	1700		1650		9300	1650	5850	3200	2000	1550	1550	1550	1650	1550	1550	1850

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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 -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

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. 39 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 39 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 39 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 308 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 39 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 149).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 39 minutes ago	9° 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.