– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 08 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri morning).
	Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W
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cm	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	47	4	—	—
mm	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	-1	-2	-2	0	0	-3	-2	-1	0	1	-2	-3	0	0	-5	-6
min °C	1	0	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-5	-8
chill °C	-4	-6	-10	-8	-7	-6	-5	-8	-7	-5	-5	-10	-13	-14	-14	-12	-14	-15

Freezing level m	3350	3150	2750	2550	2500	2800	2900	2550	2550	2800	2850	3100	2600	2500	2700	3000	2300	1800
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1650	1700	1800	1950	1650	1800	1850	1750	1750	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1700	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri 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. 53 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (31 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 53 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 53 minutes ago	25° C	-	Fresh winds from the WNW (35 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 170).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 53 minutes ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SSW (21 kph at 201).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 53 minutes ago	26° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 136).

* 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.