– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Mar 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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy snow
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW
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cm	—	—	—	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	-1	0	1	0	-2	0	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	2	0	-2	-1	0	-1	-4	-2	1	2	3	2	0	0	-1	-3	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-2	-7	-11	-11	-9	-7	-9	-8	-5	-4	-2	-3	-7	-6	-7	-10	-8	-8	-9

Freezing level m	3450	3250	2900	2750	3150	3050	2200	2500	3150	3400	3450	3350	3150	2900	2900	2600	2550	2800	2600
Cloud base (m)	1650		1550	1500	1550	1650		1700	1750			1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1800	1650	1500

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	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:04	—	—	8:01	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 47 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 47 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 47 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 332).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 47 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 225).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 237 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 292).

* 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.