– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 04 Dec 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-7	-6	-5	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4
min°C	-9	-7	-6	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-7	-5	-5	-4	-5
chill°C	-19	-16	-18	-20	-20	-20	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-19	-20	-16	-14	-15	-13	-14

Freezing level (m)	2300	2700	3000	2700	2800	2950	3000	3050	2800	2750	2700	2700	2500	2650	2900	3000	3000	3050
Cloud base (m)	1700	1750	1600	1800	1750	1550	1550	1550	1650	1500	1500	1500	1750	1650	1650	1550	1850	2100

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon 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		-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).
ASCATC170E43S 74 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the SW (45 kph at 230).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 260).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 27).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 130).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 300).	10 km
ASCATC169E44S 121 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Strong winds from the SW (49 kph at 236).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 21 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 113).

* 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.