– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 30 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 30 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1			Tuesday 2			Wednesday 3			Thursday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	SW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	5	36	19	9	1	7	14	29	4	19	1	—	—	—	12	40	19	43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-17	-16	-16	-17	-18	-15	-15	-15	-16	-17	-15	-12	-13	-14	-13	-13	-17	-17
min°C	-18	-16	-17	-18	-18	-18	-15	-16	-17	-19	-18	-13	-13	-14	-14	-16	-18	-20
chill°C	-34	-32	-32	-32	-32	-34	-31	-33	-33	-37	-34	-26	-22	-25	-27	-34	-36	-36

Freezing level (m)	1000	1250	1350	1250	1050	650	1400	1550	850	1150	1100	400	850	1150	1000	1550	1400	1200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1700	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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 5 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		-	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Strong winds from the NNW (46 kph at 329).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 150).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 148).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Severe gales from the NW (76 kph at 314).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	19° 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.