– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 24 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).
	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	SW	WSW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	3	1	—	1	—	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7	-7	-6	-1	1	1	-1	-3	-4	-3
min °C	-9	-8	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-8	-8	-6	-4	0	1	-4	-4	-6	-6
chill °C	-18	-17	-19	-18	-15	-15	-14	-13	-11	-14	-13	-11	-5	-4	-12	-15	-17	-17

Freezing level m	2350	2400	2250	2400	2550	2650	2550	2750	2600	2500	2750	3200	3750	3900	3550	3250	3050	3150
Cloud base (m)	1950	1800	1800	1950	1700	1750	1650	1750	1750	1750	1900	1750	1550	1550	1600	1950	1600	1700

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

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. 42 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 170).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 40).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 37 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 297).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 42 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 241).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° 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.