– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).
		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WSW	NNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	22	1	—	—	8	4	18	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3
min °C	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-10	-10	-9	-12	-12	-14	-13	-12	-14	-13	-12	-12	-12	-10	-8	-6	-9	-8	-8

Freezing level m	3500	3300	3550	3450	3050	3000	2900	2950	3100	3150	3250	3100	3100	3300	3200	3200	3200	3200	3200
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1700	1600	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1600	1750	1750	1650			1650	1800

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	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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	19° C	-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 350).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 210).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 210).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Mist	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Violent rain showers.	Light winds from the NNW (17 kph at 340).	1 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 198).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 44 minutes ago	16° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 229).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 44 minutes ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 253 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry

* 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.