– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).
	Mon 9		Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	W	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	24	4	2	1	1	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	0	-2	-2	-1	0	1	-2	-3	0	-2	-6	-5	-6	-3	0
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-3	-3	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-7	-5	-1
chill °C	-7	-5	-5	-8	-8	-4	-7	-8	-10	-12	-14	-13	-14	-16	-20	-17	-12

Freezing level m	2400	2500	2900	2650	2450	2750	2700	3200	2650	2550	2550	2650	2250	1750	1700	2100	2550
Cloud base (m)	1800	1750	1900	1800	1800	1800	1650	1650	1500	1500	1500	1550	1750	1600	1650	1500	1600

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat 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. 42 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	17° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 40 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 214).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 42 minutes ago	0° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 318 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 54 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 255).

* 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.