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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 A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
		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 snow	heavy snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1600	1600	1550
km/h	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	W
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cm	24	13	1	—	1	—	2	7	2	—	1	8	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-1	-2	-2	-4	-3	-3	-3	-6	-8	-5	-4	-4	-2	-2	-3
min °C	-1	-2	-2	-5	-4	-3	-4	-3	-8	-9	-7	-4	-5	-4	-2	-4
chill °C	-8	-10	-10	-12	-11	-10	-11	-12	-18	-18	-16	-14	-11	-10	-7	-11

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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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. 44 minutes ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 34 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 43 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 44 minutes ago	13°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 34 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Recent light rain.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 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.