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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep 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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
		Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1550	1550	1550	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	SSW
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cm	—	1	4	3	2	6	27	10	8	7	3	4	8	12	3	14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—
max °C	-2	-2	-1	0	1	1	2	-5	-6	-5	-4	-4	-2	0	2	-1
min °C	-3	-4	-1	-1	0	1	-1	-5	-7	-6	-4	-4	-3	-2	2	-2
chill °C	-11	-12	-10	-9	-6	-6	-10	-15	-17	-16	-11	-12	-10	-10	-3	-8

Freezing level m	1300	1400	1850	1900	2050	2200	2150	1300	1200	1100	1350	1400	1550	1650	2300	1750

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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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

Light rain (total 9mm) on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm 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. 48 minutes ago		-	Strong winds from the NNW (44 kph at 340).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 48 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the NW (35 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 48 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Wind obs. (20 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 48 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago		-	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.