– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
		Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
km/h	SW	W	WNW	NW	SW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	—	2	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	3	3	5	6	6	5	5	4	0	-1	-1	-6	-4	-2	-2	-3	-2
min °C	2	4	2	1	5	5	6	4	4	1	-1	-1	-5	-7	-6	-2	-2	-3	-4
chill °C	-5	-1	-5	-7	0	3	4	-1	-2	-7	-9	-8	-11	-11	-10	-7	-7	-7	-8

Freezing level m	3600	3800	3600	3250	3800	3850	4000	3850	3850	3500	2850	2900	2650	2050	1850	2150	2400	2500	2400
Cloud base (m)			1600	1850	1650	1850	1000	1000	1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1700	1650	1650	1750	1700

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	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3000 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. 46 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 46 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 46 minutes ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 46 minutes ago	12° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 330).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 46 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 46 minutes ago	7° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 306).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 28 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 306).

* 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.