– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	52	45	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-8	-6	-1	1	0	-1	-5	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	-3
min °C	-4	-7	-11	-10	-3	0	-1	-2	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4
chill °C	-18	-20	-24	-22	-11	-7	-8	-9	-14	-13	-13	-12	-13	-11	-11	-9	-9	-10

Freezing level m	3050	2800	1850	1850	3200	3950	3700	3550	2250	2550	2700	2550	2700	2800	2950	3050	3100	3150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1600	1750	1550	1550	1550	1750	1750	1700	1650	3150	1800	1750	2100	1800	1650

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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 -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 53 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 10).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	19° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 310).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	2 km
lightning 54km NNW of Methven 120 km ENE 846m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 51km ESE of Hokitika 121 km ENE 1651m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (14 kph at 304).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 53 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 6).

* 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.