– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 24 Feb 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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the S by Sun night).
	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	22	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	2	0	0	-1	-4	-5	-7	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-9
min °C	0	0	1	0	-1	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-6	-5	-5	-5	-7	-6	-8	-11
chill °C	-8	-6	-4	-6	-9	-14	-14	-15	-18	-16	-12	-10	-10	-11	-16	-15	-18	-25

Freezing level m	3800	3800	3950	3750	3800	3500	3150	2950	2500	2350	2800	3000	3050	2850	2750	2500	2550	1550
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1000	1000	1650	1600	1500	1500	1600	1650	1750	1800	2000	1600	1800	1650	1550	1550

	7:09	—	—	7:11	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—
	—	8:32	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:24	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the S by Sun 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).
Haast 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).
SHIP8612 115 km SE 3m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	10 km
SHIP5730 116 km SE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP3963 116 km SE 15m alt. 2 hours ago				- km
SHIP3387 116 km SE 15m alt. 1 hour ago				- km
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).	4 km

* 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.