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Aoraki/Mount Cook (Aoraki-Mount Cook)
Weather Forecast, New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 114mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
		Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy rain	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	1600	1500	1000	950	1500	1500	1600	1000	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	1550	1500	1550
km/h	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	SW
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cm	2	3	1	3	10	4	1	5	14	21	—	19	49	—	4	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	45	27	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	-3	-1	0	0	-2	0	2	1	3	3	3	0	-1	-1
min °C	-7	-3	-3	-2	0	-1	-2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	-2	-2
chill °C	-16	-10	-11	-10	-8	-8	-9	-7	-4	-5	-4	-6	-6	-5	-2	-4

Freezing level m	600	1500	1500	1650	1900	1950	1600	1900	2250	2200	2350	2300	2100	1950	1900	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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Heavy rain (total 114mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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. 42 minutes ago		-	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 0).
Franz Josef AWS 23 km N 126m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd 27 km N 113m alt. 56 minutes ago	5°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Glentanner 36 km S 542m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Fresh winds from the N (31 kph at 0).
Whataroa 39 km NNE 64m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (4 kph at 225).
Tekapo 53 km SSE 716m alt. 43 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Strong winds from the NW (41 kph at 315).
Burkes Pass 65 km SSE 648m alt. 43 minutes ago		Dry	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 270).
Clayton 71 km ESE 937m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Fairlie Automatic Weather Station 71 km SE 393m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).
Pukaki Aero 71 km S 468m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.