– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	S	S	SW	W	W	WSW
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cm	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-2	-3	-6	-2	1	3	2	0	3
min °C	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-5	-8	-3	0	2	1	0	2
chill °C	-7	-6	-9	-7	-4	-4	-2	-4	-9	-9	-11	-17	-12	-7	-3	-6	-8	-4

Freezing level m	3100	2950	2450	2400	2750	2750	3000	2900	2800	2450	2450	1400	1500	2950	3450	3550	3050	3550
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1700	1900	1800	1800	1650	950	1600	1600	1500	1550	1650	1650			1550	1650

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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S 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	15° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 180).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (16 kph at 181).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 188).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 321 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 275).
Naseby 159 km S 581m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 274).

* 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.