– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Thu 12 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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WNW	SE	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	5	20	1	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	1	1	1	0	-1	-2	-5	-5	-3	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	0
min °C	2	1	0	-1	0	-1	-4	-6	-5	-5	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-1
chill °C	-1	-3	-8	-11	-9	-8	-11	-14	-9	-11	-8	-9	-10	-8	-8	-7	-5	-4	-5

Freezing level m	3450	3200	3100	2950	2950	2750	2400	2200	2300	2100	2600	2800	2500	2550	2700	2800	2900	2800	2900
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700	1750	1650	1500	1550	1600	5750	1850	1600	1650	1650	2400	1900	1750	1800		1800	1800

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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 Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Calm (2 kph at 340).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 343).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 43).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 56 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry

* 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.