– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

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

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	S	SSE	SW	W	WSW	WSW
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cm	1	16	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	1	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-2	-3	-5	-1	1	3	3	2	2
min °C	2	0	-1	-3	-3	-2	-1	0	0	-2	-2	-6	-8	-3	0	2	2	1	-1
chill °C	-5	-7	-7	-9	-8	-6	-4	-2	-2	-9	-9	-14	-18	-12	-7	-4	-4	-6	-8

Freezing level m	3400	3200	2850	2450	2350	2650	2850	2950	2900	2800	2400	2400	1450	1550	2950	3400	3600	3400	3200
Cloud base (m)	1650	1500	1500	1600	1900	1800	1950	1750	1550	1750	1650	1500	1550	1650	1650		7250	1650	1850

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, 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 decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW 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. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (17 kph at 70).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 248).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 275).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 325).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 51 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (10 kph at 307).

* 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.