– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 21 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 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-7	-8	-5	-4	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	1	1	0	-1	-3	-5	-6
min °C	-7	-8	-10	-6	-5	-2	0	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	-3	-5	-5	-10
chill °C	-18	-21	-25	-18	-15	-11	-6	-11	-12	-10	-9	-6	-6	-6	-13	-16	-16	-20

Freezing level m	2200	2400	2150	2300	2950	3500	3800	3550	3600	3550	3600	3850	3900	3750	3500	3100	2900	2600
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1500	1600	1650			1650	1650	1800	1650	1850	1000	1000	1550	3300	1500	1500

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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 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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	17° C	-	Fresh winds from the NNW (33 kph at 330).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (33 kph at 320).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).	10 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 290).	10 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 63).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Strong winds from the ENE (39 kph at 77).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 88 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 132 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.