– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 31 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 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
	Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	13	3	1	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	0	2	4	3	3	2	1	0	-2	-2	-3	-4	-6	-5	-4
min °C	1	0	0	-1	1	3	3	2	1	0	-2	-3	-2	-3	-6	-6	-5	-5
chill °C	-5	-5	-5	-7	-3	0	-1	-1	-4	-6	-12	-13	-11	-11	-13	-12	-11	-12

Freezing level m	3200	3100	3100	2750	3150	3550	3700	3550	3450	3250	2850	2650	2550	2500	2250	1950	1950	1950
Cloud base (m)	1550	1750	1700	1750	1650	9100		1600	1050	1000	1000	1550	950	1500	1550	1800	1600	1700

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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 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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	15° C	-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 111).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 107 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 134).

* 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.