– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 15 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-3	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-6	-6
min °C	-2	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-3	-3	-2	-3	-4	-5	-6	-6
chill °C	-10	-11	-11	-14	-14	-14	-14	-11	-11	-18	-16	-12	-9	-7	-9	-11	-9	-11	-12

Freezing level m	3400	3400	3400	3200	3050	2850	2800	3200	3150	2650	2950	3200	3300	3400	3350	3300	3050	2850	2650
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1550	1600	1550	1600		1650	1600	1500	1550			1700		8350	1650	1950

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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 -2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 210).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 250).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 297).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.

* 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.