– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	SW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	WSW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	23	7	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-6	-4	-3	-3	-2
min °C	-3	-4	-2	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-10	-12	-3	-3	-2
chill °C	-14	-14	-11	-10	-10	-7	-10	-10	-11	-9	-10	-11	-15	-21	-19	-11	-9	-7

Freezing level m	3250	3000	3600	3600	3400	3800	3650	3500	3500	3400	3500	3500	3050	2500	1650	3300	3300	3400
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1650		1700			1650			1650	1600	1750	1500	1650	1600	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 Thu night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (31 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (31 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 63 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Strong winds from the WNW (50 kph at 290).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	25° 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.