– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 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 Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WNW	NW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	W	W	NW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	0.2	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-4	-1	0	4	5	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	0	-1	-2
min °C	-2	-3	-5	-2	0	2	4	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	0	-1	-1	-5
chill °C	-10	-12	-17	-12	-7	-5	-1	-7	-8	-4	-2	0	0	0	-8	-10	-10	-10

Freezing level m	2200	2400	2150	2300	2950	3500	3800	3550	3600	3550	3600	3850	3900	3750	3500	3100	2900	2600
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1500	1600	1650			1650	1650	1800	1650	1850	1000	1000	1550	3300	1500	1500

	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—
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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 Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 20).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (30 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (30 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 80).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (14 kph at 66).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSW (37 kph at 210).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 267).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 118).

* 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.