– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).
	Sun 29		Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3
	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	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	11	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-6	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-5	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-7
chill °C	-14	-14	-15	-15	-15	-13	-13	-12	-13	-13	-11	-8	-10	-9	-11	-14	-17

Freezing level m	3100	2950	2800	3100	3250	3100	3100	3200	2750	2950	2950	3200	3200	3300	3250	2850	2500
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1600	1500	1600	1600	1650	1600	1750	1650	2900		1650	5950		1050	1000

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri 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. 49 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous moderate rain.	Light winds from the NNW (19 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 49 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 49 minutes ago	14° C	Continuous light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 140).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 49 minutes ago	12° C	Mist	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 49 minutes ago	17° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).	2 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 145).
lightning 103km NNW of Wanaka 123 km SW 0m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 49 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 185).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 339 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 339).

* 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.