– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1600	1550
km/h	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSE	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	47	20	1.8	1.1	1.6	0.3	3	9	1.8	0.1	0.7	9	0.5	—	—	0.3
max °C	13	12	11	9	9	9	9	10	8	4	8	9	9	9	10	8
min °C	11	11	10	6	8	8	7	10	5	2	5	8	5	7	8	6
chill °C	9	9	8	5	7	7	7	8	2	1	3	6	3	6	7	5

Freezing level m	2050	1700	1650	1300	1300	1300	1250	1550	1150	550	800	1350	1250	1100	1400	1050

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 0 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
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station 19 km S 656m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 50 minutes ago	13°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Recent heavy rain.	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 41 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 41 minutes ago		Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (22 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 41 minutes ago	5°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 225).

* 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.