– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am 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 -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the N by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	night	AM	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	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	W	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	7	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-2
min °C	-5	-4	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-1	-1	-4
chill °C	-11	-8	-8	-12	-12	-11	-10	-6	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-6	-7	-10	-10	-11	-16

Freezing level m	3150	3250	3250	3250	3000	3000	3000	3450	3600	3700	3700	3650	3550	3600	3450	3300	3600	3700	3150
Cloud base (m)	1950	2200	1600	1600		1650	2900	1700	1050	1600		1650		6600	1650	1950	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 -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the N 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. 46 minutes ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 46 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 46 minutes ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 46 minutes ago	11° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	20 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 46 minutes ago	14° C	Clear skies.	Calm (4 kph at 140).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 66).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 46 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 279 degs) was rejected.
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 46 minutes ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 28 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 60).

* 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.