– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).
	Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	mod. snow	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	8	—	1	2	6	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	0	0	-2	-2	-1	0	1	-2	-2	0	1	-4	-6	-6	-4	-2
min °C	-2	-3	-1	-1	-2	-3	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-6	-8	-7	-5	-3
chill °C	-8	-8	-5	-5	-7	-8	-4	-5	-8	-10	-13	-12	-11	-14	-18	-20	-17	-14

Freezing level m	2500	2350	2550	2900	2650	2600	2750	2750	2950	2700	2600	2900	3100	2400	1600	1550	2250	2000
Cloud base (m)	1600	1850	1900	1800	1800	1750	1750	1650	1700	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1800	1600	1500	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

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. 52 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 190).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 52 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 52 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 52 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (8 kph at 179).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 125 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 52 minutes ago	1° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 147).

* 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.