– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 21 Feb 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-9	-5	-4	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	1	0	-1	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-7	-8	-10	-7	-4	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	0	0	-1	-2	-5	-5	-8
chill °C	-18	-21	-25	-20	-14	-11	-8	-11	-13	-12	-10	-6	-6	-8	-11	-16	-15	-18

Freezing level m	2200	2400	2200	2250	3000	3550	3800	3500	3550	3450	3450	3800	3900	3700	3450	3050	3000	2700
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1500	1600	1600	8150		1650	1650	1650	1600		1000	1000	9400	2150	1500	1500

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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 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW 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. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 318).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 204).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 340).

* 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.