– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 20 Dec 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri morning).
	Sat 20		Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	37	1	—	11	26	6	64	20	22	29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-13	-10	-8	-6	-5	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-4	-11	-13	-10	-11	-11	-12
min°C	-14	-12	-9	-8	-5	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-8	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-15
chill°C	-26	-25	-20	-17	-14	-13	-11	-12	-12	-11	-20	-28	-29	-27	-28	-27	-30

Freezing level (m)	1750	1600	2000	2450	3100	3050	3100	3250	3400	3600	2600	1900	1700	1850	2100	1800	1650
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1650	1550	1550	2550	1700	1500	1600	1500	1500	1550	1650	1500	1550	1500	1550

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).
Omarama 100 km S 420m alt. 42 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 318).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 195).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).

* 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.