– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 24 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Mon morning).
	Tue 24		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	SW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	24	31	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	0	0	-2	-4	-5	-6	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-10
min °C	0	1	0	-2	-3	-4	-6	-8	-8	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-8	-12
chill °C	-5	-5	-6	-11	-13	-13	-15	-17	-16	-12	-10	-9	-10	-15	-16	-19	-26

Freezing level m	3800	4000	3800	3750	3350	3100	2950	2600	2350	2850	2900	3000	2850	2950	2550	2600	1600
Cloud base (m)	1650	1000	1000	1650	1800	1500	1500	1550	1650	1800	1850	1950	1750	1650	1650	1550	1550

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	8:32	—	—	8:31	—	—	8:30	—	—	8:28	—	—	8:27	—	—	8:24	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, 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. 44 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 44 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 44 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 40).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 44 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 44 minutes ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 37 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 336).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 44 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 88).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 44 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 134).

* 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.