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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).
		Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1450	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1000	1000	1000	1500
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	5	9	30	13	12	2	1	4	4	4	2	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	0	-2	-8	-8	-6	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	0
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-1	-3	-8	-8	-9	-6	-3	-3	-2	-2	-1
chill °C	-7	-9	-10	-11	-11	-9	-13	-21	-20	-20	-14	-10	-10	-9	-10	-9

Freezing level m	1100	1200	1350	1050	1450	1900	1700	950	850	600	950	1500	1500	1650	1700	1900

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	—	—	5:59	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:04	—

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

The weather forecast for Aoraki/Mount Cook is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed 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. 40 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 40 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 44 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (13 kph at 0).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 40 minutes ago		Dry	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 40 minutes ago	0° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Pukaki Automatic Weather Station 72 km S 455m alt. 40 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).
Ross 94 km NE 66m alt. 42 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 135).
Haast Automatic Weather Station 96 km SW 5m alt. 50 minutes ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).
Woodbury 97 km ESE 214m alt. 41 minutes ago	1° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).

* 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.