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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).
		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1550	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1650	1550	1500
km/h	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	7	1	6	4	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	9	17	—	—	20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-3	-3	-2	0	0	-3	-4	-1
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-3	-3	-3	-2	-4	-3	-4	-2
chill °C	-12	-12	-15	-17	-16	-16	-16	-13	-9	-10	-11	-11	-11	-10	-11	-10

Freezing level m	1450	1450	1500	800	950	1100	800	750	1200	1250	1450	1550	1800	1250	1400	1700

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the W by Fri 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. 34 minutes ago	10°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 350).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 34 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (24 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 34 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (33 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. 34 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 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.