– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 08 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 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).
	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

	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	50	1	6	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	1	-3	-7	-7
min °C	1	0	-3	-2	-3	-1	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-2	-6	-9	-10
chill °C	-4	-6	-10	-8	-8	-5	-6	-9	-7	-5	-7	-11	-12	-13	-13	-16	-19	-21

Freezing level m	3350	3300	2700	2600	2400	2700	2850	2600	2550	2800	2900	2750	2500	2750	3150	2400	1950	1450
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1650	1700	1800	2000	1700	1700	1800	1650	1550	1650	1500	1600	1500	1500	1600	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 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu 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. 45 minutes ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 45 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 45 minutes ago	21° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 80).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 45 minutes ago	17° C	Intermittent moderate drizzle.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	1 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 276).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 45 minutes ago	23° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 101 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 45 minutes ago	10° C	-	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 273).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	18° 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.