– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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5 Aoraki/Mount Cook Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).
	Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1650	1550	1700	1600	1600	1650	1600	1550	1550	1500	1550	1550	3650	1500	1550	1550
km/h	NNW	WNW	SSE	SE	W	WNW	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W
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cm	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	8	2	—	7	2	15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-3	-5	-8	-8	-7	-5	-7	-7
min °C	-2	0	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-4	-8	-8	-8	-9	-5	-8	-10
chill °C	-8	-4	-6	-4	-1	-5	-2	-2	-3	-6	-12	-17	-16	-14	-14	-15	-18	-21

Freezing level m	1650	2150	1600	1450	1650	1250	1450	1600	1150	1250	1350	1050	950	900	250	1050	1050	600

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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

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		-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 51 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 58 minutes ago	9°C	Recent heavy rain.	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 135).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent moderate rain.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 51 minutes ago	4°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 135).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 51 minutes ago	3°C	Recent moderate rain.	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 51 minutes ago	6°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Recent light snow.	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 45).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the N (6 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.