– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	3	5	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.3	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	12	0.2	0.1	—
max °C	4	5	2	-1	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	5	6	6	6	8	8	6
min °C	4	4	1	-1	0	-1	0	0	-2	0	3	4	5	6	4	7	7	5
chill °C	-1	0	-5	-8	-6	-6	-5	-7	-10	-6	0	1	3	3	-2	4	5	2

Freezing level m	2950	2800	2250	1850	1950	1600	2200	2350	2350	2050	2700	3500	3800	3550	3500	3500	3500	3650
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1650	1550	1700	1600	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550		1550	1550	1700	1550	1600	1000

	7:03	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—
	—	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:32	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Drizzle on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 10).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 44 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (10 kph at 148).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Strong winds from the SSE (46 kph at 161).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 103).

* 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.