Aoraki/Mount Cook
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

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Days 0-3 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
25 W25
20 WNW20
20 NW20
10 NNE10
10 E10
10 E10
10 NNE10
10 NE10
0 N0
5 S5
5 SSE5
10 S10
20 SSE20
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
10 SE10
5 S5
0 ENE0
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
3 6 17 18 7 8 6 11 6 15 2 7 2 - - - - -
High °C
-4 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1
Low °C
-5 -6 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1
Chill °C
-11 -13 -14 -12 -11 -10 -10 -9 -6 -9 -9 -9 -10 -11 -9 -7 -1 -1
Freezing level m
3000 2750 2600 2600 2700 2750 2750 2700 2850 2800 2850 3000 3050 3150 3200 3400 3500 3550
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-4-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-2-1-11-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-10112234544445456567689899111010101111101212111313131616151616171717161818161920182020192323212322
Sunrise
- 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 -
Sunset
- - 9:13 - - 9:13 - - 9:14 - - 9:15 - - 9:15 - - 9:16

Issued local time.

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 StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Twizel wx
73 km S
519m alt.
26 minutes ago
10.2° C
moderate rain
Rain
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Haast
97 km SW
4m alt.
51 minutes ago
14.0° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
Zelkova Geraldine
105 km ESE
135m alt.
31 minutes ago
10.8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Aws
105 km S
485m alt.
51 minutes ago
9.1° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 350).
Timaru Airport
117 km SE
26m alt.
3 hours ago
10.6° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 360).
2000 km

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Aoraki/Mount Cook and within an acceptable time window.

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