– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	12	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
min °C	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	1	0	0	-1	0	0	-1
chill °C	2	2	1	0	-1	-3	-2	-4	-3	-2	0	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5

Freezing level m	3700	3750	3750	3700	3500	3800	3800	3650	3700	3750	3700	3450	3100	3050	2850	2900	2950	2800
Cloud base (m)	7000	1650	1550	6300	1650	1650		1600	1800	1550	1650	1700	1550	1500	1550	1650	1750	1700

	7:20	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	8:20	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:13	—	—	8:10	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the W 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. 57 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 10).
ASCATC170E43S 81 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (5 kph at 282).	- km
ASCATB170E43S 87 km WNW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (5 kph at 278).	- km
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 57 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 340).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (8 kph at 27).
ASCATC169E43S 122 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	- km

* 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.