– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb 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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Tue 17		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	9	6	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-7	-11	-9	-6	-6	-8	-7	-5	-3	0
min °C	-5	-6	-5	-4	-5	-6	-6	-9	-12	-11	-7	-7	-8	-10	-6	-4	-2
chill °C	-12	-14	-10	-10	-14	-16	-17	-24	-26	-25	-18	-18	-20	-25	-17	-14	-11

Freezing level m	2850	2800	2850	3100	2850	2500	2750	2450	1900	2000	2100	2400	2250	2350	2550	3150	3500
Cloud base (m)	1650	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1700	1650	1550	1600	1550	1600	1550

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	8:44	—	—	8:43	—	—	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 3754 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. 54 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 240).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	10 km
ASCATB169E44S 119 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the E (13 kph at 82).	- km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 50 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 304).
ASCATB170E43S 123 km NW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 342).	- km
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 39).

* 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.