– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	17	52	28	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	-2	-5	-7	-7	-2	1	0	-1	-3	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3
min °C	-1	-3	-3	-6	-10	-10	-4	0	0	-2	-6	-6	-6	-5	-6	-4	-3
chill °C	-12	-15	-16	-20	-23	-22	-13	-7	-6	-8	-12	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-10

Freezing level m	3500	3300	3400	2800	2050	1750	3100	3950	3750	3500	3100	2750	2800	2750	2700	3000	3150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1650	1600	1550	1750	1600	1750	1600	1550	1650	1550	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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 5 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		-	Strong winds from the N (48 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 100).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 320).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 235 degs) was rejected.
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (24 kph at 34).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 2 hours ago	20° 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.