– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).
	Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	44	34	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-7	-6	-4	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-6	-9	-6	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-5	-8	-8	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-7	-11	-8	-5	-3	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-11	-15	-16	-12	-13	-14	-17	-18	-18	-17	-18	-21	-19	-15	-13	-14	-15	-14

Freezing level m	2950	2550	2500	2700	2750	3100	2650	2550	2600	3100	2700	1800	2300	2900	3350	3200	3100	2950
Cloud base (m)	1950	1800	1650	1650	1650	1650	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650	1700	1600	1600	1600	1550

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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. 44 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 44 minutes ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 44 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 120).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 44 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 44 minutes ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 62).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 44 minutes ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (28 kph at 72).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 44 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (31 kph from 298 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 75).

* 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.