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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level m	1750	1650	1350	1300	1300	1250	1500	1300	250	650	1500	1500	1250	1500	1000	1400	1650	2050

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W 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 650m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Recent light rain.	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 10).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 51 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 90).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NW (20 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Recent moderate rain.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 315).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Recent light rain.	Moderate winds from the N (28 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 42 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 315).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).

* 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.