– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 20 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).
		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	W	NW	NW	NNE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	2	20	6	—	—	2	16	17	—	1	—	—	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	-5	-6	-10	-17	-12	-9	-10	-8	-7
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-6	-8	-17	-18	-15	-10	-10	-9	-8
chill °C	-7	-6	-5	-9	-10	-10	-9	-10	-8	-11	-14	-15	-28	-30	-28	-22	-21	-20	-19

Freezing level m	3600	3650	3600	3500	3250	3350	3450	3250	3250	3600	2950	2850	1250	1200	1600	1800	2050	2250	2400
Cloud base (m)	1650	9000	1650	5900	2900	2000	1550	1500	1750	1600	1650	1550	1650	2000	2050	1950	2100	1800	1600

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 41 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 41 minutes ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 70).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 41 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 240).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 41 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 150).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 271).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 41 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 41 minutes ago	3° 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.