– Lat/Long: 43.60° S 170.14° E

Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sat 08 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).
		Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	1500	1500	1500	1550	1600	1650	1650	1650	1550	1700	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1600
km/h	NE	NNE	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE
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cm	7	9	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	19	7	4	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	1	1	0	0
min °C	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-7	-11	-8	-9	-7	-3	-3	-6	-7	-9	-9	-8	-5	-4	-6	-6

Freezing level m	1700	1600	1550	1450	1400	1500	1250	1400	1650	1400	1500	1850	2150	2150	2000	1900

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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 Sat night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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
Aorak / t Cook Visitor Centre 19 km S 650m alt. 43 minutes ago	0° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 53 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	Recent light snow.	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 315).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Recent light rain.	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 90).
Tekapo 45 km SSE 855m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 45).
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 43 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	Recent light snow.	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Recent light rain.	Calm (4 kph at 225).

* 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.