– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 29 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).
		Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	12	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-4	-5	-5	-6	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3
min °C	-3	-4	-6	-5	-6	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3	-6
chill °C	-11	-12	-15	-14	-15	-16	-15	-14	-13	-11	-14	-10	-9	-8	-11	-9	-7	-10	-16

Freezing level m	3500	3000	2850	2850	2850	3100	3200	3100	3050	3150	2800	3150	3100	3150	3100	3250	3400	3350	2750
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1500	1700	1500	1550	1600	1700	1700		1650			1650	9150		1650	1000

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW 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. 42 minutes ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 130).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 100).
Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station 105 km S 485m alt. 42 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 170).
TimaruAeroAws 117 km SE 27m alt. 42 minutes ago	14° C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Calm (2 kph at 120).	4 km
HokitikaAeroAws 120 km NE 40m alt. 42 minutes ago	16° C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	20 km
Marchwiel wx 122 km SE 27m alt. 38 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 51).
Springfield 145 km E 375m alt. 42 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 92).
treblecone 153 km SSW 524m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 295 degs) was rejected.
Darfield 155 km E 150m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 226).

* 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.