– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNE by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).
		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy rain	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	2	5	—	22	19	1	—	—	4	1	22	1	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	9	0.1	32	—	13	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	-1	-7	-3	-2	-1	-1
min °C	1	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	-1	0	-3	-7	-4	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-4	-6	-7	-9	-6	-8	-7	-6	-4	-6	-7	-10	-8	-13	-20	-16	-10	-10	-8

Freezing level m	3600	3150	3300	2950	3500	3300	3350	3300	3400	3300	2900	2800	3050	2800	2050	1150	1300	2200	2000
Cloud base (m)	1750	1900	1650	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1750	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550	1550	1600	1550

	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:54	—	—
	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:31	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 55mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNE by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon 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	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 267).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 244).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 175 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 305).

* 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.