– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Wed 28		Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	W	WNW	W	SW	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	18	26	7
mm	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	-3	-2	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	0	-1	-6	-6
min °C	2	-1	-3	-3	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-8	-12
chill °C	-2	-10	-14	-13	-10	-11	-8	-7	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-11	-14	-21	-22

Freezing level m	4100	4050	3100	3150	3750	3600	3550	3800	3700	3600	3650	3650	3500	3500	3650	2700	1600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650	1600	1650			1650			1650	2000	1500	1550	1650

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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. 54 minutes ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 343).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 54 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 54 minutes ago	17° 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.