– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).
	Thu 19		Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	10	9	1	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-8	-12	-9	-6	-6	-8	-9	-6	-4	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	1
min °C	-6	-10	-13	-12	-7	-7	-9	-11	-7	-5	-3	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-17	-25	-27	-26	-19	-18	-23	-26	-18	-14	-12	-8	-11	-12	-9	-9	-8

Freezing level m	2800	2250	1800	1900	1550	2100	2300	2250	2250	2800	3450	3700	3500	3250	3500	3600	3800
Cloud base (m)	1550	1650	1550	1700	1650	1600	1650	1500	1600	1550	8050	1550	1550	1750	1550	1600	1600

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	8:40	—	—	8:39	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:37	—	—	8:35	—	—	8:32	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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. 57 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 57 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 57 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 310).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 57 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).	4 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 48 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 343).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 57 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 191).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 57 minutes ago	3° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 39 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 6).

* 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.