– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).
	Fri 13		Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	clear
km/h	NW	NW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-4	-3	-2	-2	-3	-4	-5	-6	-6	-3	-2	-2	-4	-4	-2
min °C	-6	-8	-6	-3	-3	-3	-3	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-3	-5	-4	-4	-3
chill °C	-17	-18	-14	-10	-11	-11	-11	-15	-15	-16	-15	-12	-8	-16	-15	-14	-8

Freezing level m	2950	2150	2700	3250	3350	3400	3400	3100	2900	2800	2600	3050	3300	3150	2750	3000	3200
Cloud base (m)	1500			1650	1600	1600	1550	1550	1600	1600	1600		1650	1600	1800	1000	1000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Moderate to heavy rain showers.	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 47 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 47 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 47 minutes ago	12° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 47 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 220).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 31 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 287).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 47 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 152).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 47 minutes ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (54 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 299).

* 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.