– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW
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cm	—	3	20	4	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	-1	0	-2	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-4	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1
min °C	1	-1	0	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-4	-11	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-9	-13	-10	-12	-13	-7	-8	-8	-6	-5

Freezing level m	3150	2900	3000	2750	2800	2600	2500	2200	2250	2700	2850	2150	2450	2700	2600	2800	2750
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1500	1550	1600	6300	1700	1700	1700	1650	1700	1800	1750	1750	1800	1800	2100

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	8:52	—	—	8:50	—	—	8:49	—	—	8:46	—	—	8:45	—	—	8:44	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (15 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 350).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 140).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 50 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 264).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 233).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (56 kph from 287 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 5).

* 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.