– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 31 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 Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).
		Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	E	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-6	-5	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-4
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-5	-8	-5	-5	-2	-2	-1	-2	-4	-6
chill °C	-9	-10	-10	-11	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-14	-18	-13	-14	-8	-6	-4	-8	-13	-16

Freezing level m	3750	3600	3500	3550	3400	3450	3450	3250	3400	2900	2150	2700	3150	3500	3550	3550	3500	3300	3150
Cloud base (m)			1650			1650	1550	1650	1600	1550	1700	1950			1650			1650	1600

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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 Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed 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. 55 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 55 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 55 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	10 km
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 55 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 55 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 348).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 55 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 55 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.

* 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.