– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	17	7	1	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	-2	-3	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	0	-1	-1	0	-3	-13	-4	-3	-2	-2
min °C	0	-3	-3	-1	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-9	-14	-13	-4	-3	-2
chill °C	-9	-14	-13	-10	-10	-10	-7	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-13	-23	-29	-27	-12	-9	-6

Freezing level m	4050	3300	3200	3700	3600	3500	3750	3700	3600	3650	3650	3600	3700	3100	1650	1200	3100	3250	3450
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1600		1750			1650			1650	1950	1550	1550	1650	1600	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 58 minutes ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (37 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 58 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 280).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 58 minutes ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (30 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 58 minutes ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 58 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 225).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 58 minutes ago	17° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 58 minutes ago	22° C	-	Strong winds from the W (48 kph at 272).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 58 minutes ago	13° 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.