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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep 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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).
		Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1550	1500	1500	1600	1600	1700	1550	1550	1600	1700	1600	1500	1500	1550	1550	3650
km/h	WNW	NNW	NW	SE	SSE	NW	NW	N	SSE	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WNW
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cm	3	9	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	11	3	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-2	-4	-2	-3	-5	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-3	-1	0	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	-4	-8	-7	-7	-8
chill °C	-11	-7	-4	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-3	-4	-6	-12	-16	-15	-12	-11

Freezing level m	1550	1650	2250	1550	1200	1700	1650	1250	1450	950	1200	1350	1050	900	1000	350

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm 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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook at the specific elevation of 2000 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. 50 minutes ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 320).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 50 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the E (31 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 50 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).

* 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.