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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue 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 -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		1550	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1550	1650
km/h	SW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	2	6	4	1	4	38	12	10	6	3	4	21	21	3	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	0	1	1	-6	-7	-6	-4	-3	-2	0	-2	-4
min °C	-6	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	-3	-6	-7	-6	-5	-3	-3	-1	-3	-6
chill °C	-13	-10	-11	-10	-10	-8	-8	-8	-12	-17	-18	-15	-13	-11	-11	-8	-9	-12

Freezing level m	700	1050	1200	1400	1850	1950	1900	2100	2150	1250	1050	1050	1150	1450	1550	2000	1550	1100

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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 afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue 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 -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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 650m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 47 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 55 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 135).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 47 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 47 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SW (31 kph at 225).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 47 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).

* 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.