– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).
	Sat 21		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NE	N	N	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	7	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-4	-2	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-3
min °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-3	-1	-3	-4
chill °C	-7	-12	-10	-9	-8	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-8	-7	-10	-10	-14	-16

Freezing level m	3300	3250	3100	3050	3250	3550	3650	3700	3700	3600	3600	3550	3400	3000	3550	3550	3100
Cloud base (m)	1700	1650		1650		1650	1650			1650		6750	1650	2450	1500	1500	1500

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the NNE by Thu 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. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 60).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (2 kph at 110).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 51 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 35).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 53).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 151 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 71).

* 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.