– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 25 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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon morning).
	Wed 25		Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S
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cm	—	1	34	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-2	-4	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-7	-9	-11	-7	-4	-3
min °C	-1	-3	-5	-6	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-6	-7	-7	-11	-13	-9	-6	-4
chill °C	-9	-13	-13	-14	-16	-16	-14	-12	-8	-10	-16	-17	-24	-26	-22	-18	-14

Freezing level m	3750	3500	3100	2950	2450	2400	2700	2750	2950	2750	2750	2350	2250	1400	1300	2450	3100
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1500	1500	1600	1800	1750	1900	1650	1000	1650	1600	1500	1600	1650	1750

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	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:24	—	—	8:22	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (28 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).	20 km
ASCATB170E43S 120 km N 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 5).	- km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 59).
ASCATB169E44S 127 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Strong winds from the ENE (40 kph at 62).	- km
ASCATB169E43S 145 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Moderate winds from the WNW (25 kph at 293).	- 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.