– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	19	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-4	-5	-7	-8	-9
min °C	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-6	-7	-8	-8	-10
chill °C	-15	-14	-13	-13	-12	-11	-13	-11	-9	-7	-8	-8	-10	-16	-18	-19	-20	-16

Freezing level m	2850	3100	3300	3100	3100	3200	2850	3150	3300	3450	3400	3450	3350	2900	2700	2550	2400	2100
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1600		1650	1600		1650	9050		1650	9150		1000	1000	1000	1500	1550

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat 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. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Mist	Light winds from the SSE (17 kph at 160).	2 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 163).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 160).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 73 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 335).

* 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.