– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).
	Tue 3		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light snow	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	ESE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	-2	-1	0	-2	0	1	0	1	1
min °C	-1	0	3	2	2	2	1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-1	0	0	0	-1
chill °C	-5	-6	-2	-1	-2	-2	-5	-13	-12	-11	-12	-11	-9	-9	-9	-7	-7

Freezing level m	2700	3300	3500	3450	3500	3400	3250	3050	2650	2700	2600	2450	2800	3250	3100	3050	2900
Cloud base (m)	1700	1900		1650	1600	1600	1650	1550	1550	1500	1550	1900	1750	1600	1750	1600	1600

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	9:02	—	—	9:01	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:00	—	—	8:58	—	—	8:57	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W 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	8° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the SE (22 kph at 140).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (17 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 281).
Springfield Ridge 139 km E 830m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (22 kph at 191).
Hororata 151 km E 172m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 85).

* 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.