– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	0	0	-2	-3	-4	-8	-4	-1	-2	-3	-3	-1	1	3	5	5	4
min °C	-1	-1	0	-2	-3	-4	-5	-8	-7	-3	-3	-4	-7	-2	0	1	4	5	0
chill °C	-7	-5	-5	-10	-11	-13	-17	-20	-18	-12	-12	-14	-18	-11	-6	-6	0	2	-8

Freezing level m	2800	2900	3000	2800	2450	2550	2350	1850	1950	1750	2050	2250	2200	2350	3000	3350	3700	3850	3600
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1700	1650	1600	1600	1500	1650	1550		8700	1650	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon 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	8° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 340).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 120).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 32 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 333).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 52).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 87).

* 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.