– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
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	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		1650	2150	2000	1750	1550		6700	1850			2750	1650			8750	1600	1550
km/h	ESE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-5	-7	-7	-4	-1	-2	-4	-2	-2	-1	0	0	1	-1	-1	-2
min °C	-1	-4	-8	-9	-8	-7	-2	-4	-5	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	-1	-1	-2	-3
chill °C	-1	-8	-15	-17	-16	-14	-6	-7	-13	-10	-9	-8	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-9

Freezing level m	1600	1550	800	400	850	0	1400	1500	1250	1400	1650	1600	1750	2100	2150	1550	1550	1250

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

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. 51 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (28 kph at 90).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours 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.