– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 20 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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).
		Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	9	6	1	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	0.1	0.2	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-9	-4	-2	-2	-4	-4	-2	1	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	3	3	3
min °C	-5	-9	-8	-2	-2	-5	-7	-3	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	0
chill °C	-16	-20	-18	-11	-10	-17	-20	-13	-6	-4	-3	-6	-7	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-7

Freezing level m	2250	1800	1850	1700	2150	2300	2200	2100	3150	3500	3700	3500	3500	3600	3650	3800	3550	3500	3250
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1750	1600	1600	1650	1500	1550	1600	1600		1700	1650	1550	1600		1550	1550	7950

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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W 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. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (30 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).
lightning 97km NNW of Wanaka 108 km SW 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 340).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 25 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 212).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 309).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 305).

* 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.