– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 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 -5°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).
	Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	2	—	9	13	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-7	-12	-9	-6	-6	-8	-8	-7	-4	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1
min °C	-5	-6	-10	-13	-11	-7	-7	-8	-11	-9	-5	-3	0	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-16	-17	-25	-27	-25	-19	-18	-20	-26	-22	-14	-11	-6	-12	-13	-11	-10	-10

Freezing level m	2950	2800	2250	1850	1950	1600	2200	2350	2350	2050	2700	3500	3800	3550	3500	3500	3500	3650
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1650	1550	1700	1600	1600	1650	1500	1550	1550		1550	1550	1700	1550	1600	1000

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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 -5°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WNW 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. 52 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (30 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 52 minutes ago	16° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 300).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 52 minutes ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (26 kph at 300).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 52 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 170).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 52 minutes ago	19° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 10).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 170).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 52 minutes ago	24° C	-	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 274).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 285).

* 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.