– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2
min °C	-6	-3	-3	-2	-3	-5	-5	-6	-6	-4	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-2	-3	-2
chill °C	-15	-10	-11	-9	-11	-14	-14	-16	-15	-11	-10	-16	-15	-12	-9	-6	-7	-4

Freezing level m	2600	3300	3350	3400	3400	3200	3000	2900	2700	3000	3150	2900	2900	3100	3150	3450	3300	3350
Cloud base (m)	1650	1650	1550	1550	1600	1550	1550	1550	1650	1600	1700	1650	1000	1000	1000	1650	1700

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	—	8:01	—	—	8:00	—	—	7:59	—	—	7:57	—	—	7:54	—	—	7:52	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed morning, calm 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. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 40).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Clear skies.	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 230).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (16 kph at 56).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (33 kph at 47).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 108 degs) was rejected.

* 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.