– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1000	1500	1500	1550	1600	1600	1800	1000
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	7	9	25	10	9	0.7	6	7	10	31	2	0.2	—	2	29
max °C	9	10	12	11	6	6	6	9	10	11	12	12	7	10	10	11
min °C	7	9	11	9	6	5	2	8	9	9	11	10	6	7	9	9
chill °C	6	7	9	6	1	2	2	6	7	7	10	9	6	7	9	9

Freezing level m	1150	1450	1850	1650	950	900	400	1350	1500	1550	1950	1750	1150	1250	1500	1750

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	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:05	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

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

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue 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 650m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNW (35 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 46 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (26 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 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.