– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	25	22	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5	-7	-8	-9	-6	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1
min °C	-4	-6	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-7	-9	-11	-7	-5	-3	-2	-1	-2
chill °C	-14	-14	-17	-14	-13	-12	-10	-12	-15	-17	-20	-23	-19	-14	-11	-9	-8	-10

Freezing level m	3150	2900	2450	2450	2700	2750	2900	2850	2850	2400	2350	1500	1750	3000	3300	3550	3500	3550
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1800	1800	1850	1950	1550	1750	1700	1550	1550	1700	1650			1650	1600

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon 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. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 150).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 150).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 340).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Intermittent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the SSW (20 kph at 200).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 280).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 21 minutes ago	10° C	Light rain.	Light winds from the SW (10 kph at 236).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (31 kph at 168).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 337).
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 47 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 228).

* 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.