– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 13 Dec 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.
	Sat 13		Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	3	4	49	52	16	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-11	-15	-14	-11	-10	-5	-5	-3	-3
min°C	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-5	-11	-13	-15	-15	-13	-11	-8	-5	-4	-3
chill°C	-9	-12	-13	-15	-18	-20	-18	-25	-28	-29	-26	-24	-22	-19	-14	-10	-10

Freezing level (m)	3100	3100	2900	2750	2350	2350	2850	2650	1750	1650	1300	1650	2100	2700	2850	3050	3250
Cloud base (m)	1550	1000	1650	1700	1850	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1750	1650	1650	2150	1850	1650	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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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. 57 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 57 minutes ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (35 kph from 98 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 57 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 57 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 89).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 57 minutes ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (20 kph at 77).

* 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.