– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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cm	—	1	—	1	2	13	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	3	4	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-8	-10	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-7	-4
min °C	-3	-3	-7	-8	-11	-11	-10	-9	-10	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-6
chill °C	-9	-10	-15	-15	-19	-18	-20	-19	-20	-16	-19	-16	-14	-12	-14	-16	-12	-14

Freezing level m	3350	3350	3050	2450	2250	1900	2250	2400	2100	2350	2400	2600	2650	2700	2500	2500	2650	2850
Cloud base (m)	1550	1800	1650	1550	1600	1550	1600	1750	1750	2250	1650	1900	1750	1550	1600	1850	1700	1750

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, 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. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	2 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 48).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 252).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 2 hours ago	15° 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.