– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
	Mon 23		Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	5	5	6	5	5	2	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	-1
min °C	3	1	5	5	5	4	3	2	0	-1	-3	-2	0	0	0	0	-1
chill °C	-3	-7	0	3	1	-1	-4	-5	-7	-7	-10	-8	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4

Freezing level m	3550	3300	3800	3800	4000	3800	3800	3350	3050	3050	2550	2400	3000	3000	3100	2900	2850
Cloud base (m)	1550	1850	1550	1650	1000		1650	1550	1500	1500	1550	1700	1750	1650	1600	1650	9250

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	8:35	—	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat 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. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the NNW (28 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 280).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 34 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 160).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Wind obs. (43 kph from 257 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 47 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (14 kph at 324).

* 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.