– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 15		Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1
min °C	2	0	-1	0	0	1	0	-3	0	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	1
chill °C	-4	-8	-8	-7	-6	-4	-7	-13	-9	-3	-2	0	1	-1	0	0	-1

Freezing level m	3400	3200	2900	3000	2950	3150	3200	2500	2950	3350	3400	3550	3600	3550	3350	3250	3250
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1600	1600	1600		1650	1550	1500	1550	1650	1700	1600	1600	1700	1750

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	8:00	—	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 (20 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 45 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 235).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 227 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 204).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 322).

* 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.