– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).
		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	7	10	16	34	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	0
min °C	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-4	-1	-2	-5	-3	-3	-3
chill °C	-12	-11	-10	-8	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-6	-8	-12	-10	-12	-16	-13	-12	-8

Freezing level m	3250	3100	3050	3250	3500	3600	3750	3650	3650	3550	3400	3500	3000	3550	3650	3100	3200	3200	3450
Cloud base (m)	1650		1650	1050	1700	1650		9000	1650	7100	6350	1650	2650	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE by Thu 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. 54 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 54 minutes ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 160).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 54 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Calm (4 kph at 290).	200 m
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 54 minutes ago	13° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 335).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 54 minutes ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 233 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 54 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry

* 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.