– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).
		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW
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cm	19	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	1	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	1	0	-1	-4	-3	-2
min °C	-5	-1	0	2	4	2	1	4	4	5	4	4	1	0	0	-4	-4	-4	-2
chill °C	-17	-10	-7	-4	0	-6	-9	-2	-1	2	0	-1	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-9	-6

Freezing level m	2050	2550	3050	3550	3800	3550	3550	3750	3700	3850	3750	3700	3450	3200	3000	2600	2100	2200	2250
Cloud base (m)	1500	1600	1600	8550		1650	1650	1650	1650	1000	1600	1650	1550	1550	1500	1500	1850	1750	1800

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Wed 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	11° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Strong winds from the N (46 kph at 350).
ASCATB170E43S 89 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Fresh winds from the N (36 kph at 354).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 350).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	10 km
ASCATB169E44S 117 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Strong winds from the NW (49 kph at 326).	- km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 27 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 142).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 317).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.

* 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.