– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.
	Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600		1600	1500
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NW	S	WSW	WNW	WNW
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cm	1	4	1	2	4	15	12	8	7	3	4	12	24	11	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	0	1	1	2	-5	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	0	-1	-1	0	0	-2
min °C	-3	-1	-1	0	0	-2	-6	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3	0	-2	-2	0	-1	-5
chill °C	-10	-9	-8	-6	-8	-11	-16	-17	-16	-13	-12	-10	-8	-8	-2	0	-6	-10

Freezing level m	1400	1800	1850	2000	2200	2150	1250	1200	1100	1200	1400	1550	1900	1800	1650	1800	2050	1300

	7:05	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:01	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:56	—	—
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Aoraki/Mount Cook Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

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 656m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (37 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 28 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 30 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 30 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (46 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 30 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).

* 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.