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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Thu 20 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1600	1600	1600	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1550	1000	1000	950	1500
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	12	32	13	12	5	—	—	6	4	21	47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-8	-8	-6	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1	1
min °C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-2	-5	-8	-9	-8	-5	-5	-4	-2	-2	-2
chill °C	-5	-6	-7	-9	-10	-12	-11	-10	-16	-20	-20	-19	-12	-13	-12	-10	-9	-10

Freezing level m	1450	1550	1100	1150	1350	1150	1450	1850	1850	950	900	700	950	1250	1550	1700	1700	1850

	7:28	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:20	—	—
	—	5:58	—	—	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 -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun 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 650m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 54 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 315).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 50 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 50 minutes ago		Dry	Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 50 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (4 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.