– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy rain	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
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cm	—	4	3	—	24	16	2	—	2	3	1	9	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	20	—	9	1.5	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	1	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-2	-1	0
min °C	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	-1	0	0	-1	0	-1	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-7	-8	-9	-7	-6	-7	-6	-5	-6	-9	-8	-8	-10	-8	-10	-10	-8	-8

Freezing level m	3350	3200	3000	3400	3350	3250	3250	3450	3350	2950	3000	2950	2950	3100	1400	2100	2650	2700
Cloud base (m)	1700	1800	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1850	1600	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1650

	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:54	—	—
	—	7:40	—	—	7:38	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:31	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 31mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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. 56 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 56 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (20 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 56 minutes ago	16° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 56 minutes ago	17° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (21 kph at 52).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 56 minutes ago	14° C	-	Fresh winds from the ENE (33 kph at 64).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 56 minutes ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 309 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 47 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 48).

* 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.