– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Wed 21		Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	N	N	NW	W	WNW	NW	NW	ESE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW
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cm	3	3	—	2	—	3	5	20	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-2	-3	-3	-8	-9	-10	-9	-9	-8	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-7	-8	-10	-11	-9	-9	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8
chill °C	-10	-9	-8	-10	-15	-15	-14	-18	-20	-19	-21	-19	-18	-16	-16	-14	-12

Freezing level m	3350	3250	3400	3300	3050	2550	2450	1900	2200	2250	2150	2200	2450	2500	2600	2700	2600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1950	1800	1600	1600	1550	1550	2350	1600	1850	2550	1700	1950	2000	1850	2100

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	9:15	—	—	9:15	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:12	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 45 minutes ago	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 45 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 350).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 45 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	1 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 45 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 62).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 45 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 81).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° 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.