– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).
	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	21	5	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	0	-2	-4	-4	-3	-1	0	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1
min °C	0	-1	-2	-4	-4	-5	-4	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	0
chill °C	-9	-8	-8	-9	-8	-10	-12	-10	-10	-10	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4

Freezing level m	3050	2900	2800	2550	2450	2150	2250	2600	2900	2450	2600	2750	2750	2850	2800	2700	2850	3150
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1600	6000	1650	1700	1700	1650	1650	1600	1800	1800	1850	1750	1600	1800	1700	1600

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (33 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 290).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 170).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (14 kph at 197).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Near gales from the S (54 kph at 178).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 186 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 31 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 17).

* 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.