– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ESE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	14	44	12	3	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-2	-2	-4
chill °C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-7	-11	-11	-13	-14	-13	-14	-11	-11	-14

Freezing level m	3500	3650	3700	3700	3600	3550	3550	3350	3350	3350	3150	3350	3300	3350	3350	3400	3350	3450
Cloud base (m)	1650	1700			1650			1650	1650	1700	1950	1800	1600	1550	1500	1550	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 63).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 62).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 296 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 50 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 103).

* 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.