– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NW	W	WSW	SW	S	W	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	S
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cm	—	—	1	15	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	2	1	0	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-3	-4	-3	0	2
min °C	4	3	2	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-5	-6	-4	-1	1
chill °C	-1	-4	-5	-7	-6	-9	-7	-4	-4	-2	-3	-9	-9	-13	-15	-14	-10	-6

Freezing level m	3750	3750	3450	3250	2950	2500	2350	2750	2800	2950	2900	2800	2500	2500	1500	1500	2600	3200
Cloud base (m)	1000	1650	1700	1500	1500	1600	2050	1750	1750	1700	1000	1700	1750	1550	1550	1650	1650

	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—
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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Mon 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (22 kph at 330).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (8 kph at 97).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 346 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 263 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (10 kph at 55).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 39 minutes ago	27° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 25 degs) was rejected.

* 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.