– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 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 night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).
	Sat 24		Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
km/h	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-1	1	0	0	-4	-3	0
min °C	-8	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-6	-8	-7	-6	-5	0	0	-4	-4	-4	-3
chill °C	-18	-19	-17	-15	-14	-14	-12	-12	-12	-13	-12	-4	-5	-13	-14	-13	-10

Freezing level m	2400	2200	2450	2600	2600	2500	2750	2700	2500	2700	3100	3750	3850	3300	2900	3050	3650
Cloud base (m)	1800	1800	2150	1750	1650	2400	1800	1550	1550	1800	9350	1550	1550	1650	1800	1600	1650

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	9:13	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:12	—	—	9:10	—	—	9:09	—	—	9:08	—

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 night). 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 -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near 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. 2 hours ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 59 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 59 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (18 kph at 212).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 143).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 59 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 59 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (59 kph from 128 degs) was rejected.

* 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.