– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	0	1	1	0	-2	-1	1	3	3	2	1	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1
min °C	1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-2	1	2	3	2	-1	-1	-1	-3	-2	-3	-4
chill °C	-6	-10	-11	-10	-7	-9	-8	-5	-4	-1	-3	-8	-7	-7	-10	-9	-11	-14

Freezing level m	3400	3100	2850	3150	2950	2200	2450	3100	3350	3450	3350	3100	2800	2900	2500	2650	2600	2700
Cloud base (m)		1550	1500	1500	1600		1850	1750		1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1650	1650	1600	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue night).

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. 50 minutes ago	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 50 minutes ago	20° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 50 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 50 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 342).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 50 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 331).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 50 minutes ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (56 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 124).

* 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.