– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	2	—	28	25	16	22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	0
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-2
chill °C	-10	-10	-10	-8	-7	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-12	-11	-14

Freezing level m	3150	3100	3250	3300	3300	3200	3200	3100	3200	3400	3200	3200	3350	3500	3300	3500	3500	3600
Cloud base (m)	1600	1550	1600		1650	1600		1750	1600	1600	1750	1500	1500	1500	1600	1500	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 108).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the SE (30 kph at 124).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 88).

* 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.