– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).
	Wed 18		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	1	—	6	10	1	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
max °C	0	-1	-1	-2	-4	-7	-4	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	1	5	6	4	3
min °C	0	-2	-2	-3	-6	-9	-7	-2	-2	-3	-6	-3	0	2	5	3	1
chill °C	-5	-10	-9	-11	-17	-20	-17	-11	-10	-12	-18	-12	-7	-4	1	-4	-8

Freezing level m	2950	2750	2750	2700	2250	1900	1950	1750	2250	2350	2050	2100	2950	3550	3950	3750	3400
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1550	1550	1600	1550	1700	1650	1600	1600	1500	1650	1550	9400		1600	1650

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 222).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 304).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 57).

* 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.