– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 16 Mar 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	9	21	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4
min °C	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-6	-4	-4	-4	-1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-5
chill °C	-14	-14	-12	-10	-10	-18	-14	-11	-8	-4	-5	-6	-6	-8	-6	-3	-7	-11

Freezing level m	2950	3100	3100	3200	3250	2650	3000	3000	3400	3500	3500	3450	3300	3050	3250	3300	3100	3200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1700		1650	1550	1550	1000	1800	1750	1650		1700	1700	1700	1650	1700	7000

	7:35	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:41	—	—	7:41	—	—
	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 51 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 10).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 310).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 51 minutes ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (24 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 87).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 95).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 263 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 32 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 77).

* 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.